to chase; to run after; to pursue
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
original story; original version; this volume
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
university student; college student
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
when it becomes; when it comes to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show