(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
unmarried; not yet married
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
social life; social intercourse
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
one's house; one's home; one's family
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
presence; sitting with; being with
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
father and mother; parents
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
war; fighting; fierce competition
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
passion; enthusiasm; zeal