abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to feel inferior; to feel small
probability; likelihood; chances
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
live music or performance
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance