twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
as; because; with; due to
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to make love
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
is something that; is that which
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
index; indices; indicator
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to be manageable; to be able to handle
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to understand; to make out
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!