to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to detain; to check; to restrain
retirement from public office; going into opposition; losing power
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
not give a damn; not care a bit
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to chase; to run after; to pursue
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
external wound; (physical) trauma
breath; breathing; tone; mood
as usual; as is one's habit
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to be embarrassed; to lose face
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
death penalty; capital punishment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin