efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
posterity; future life; life to come
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
crown; diadem; bottle cap
returning (to the authorities); restoring
difference; variation; difference
compensation payment; reparation
for the present; for the time being
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to revere; to respect; to worship
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
election; selection; choice
this (very thing); this precisely
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to grow up; to become an adult
not limited to; not just ...
being adopted into the family of one's bride
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate