obedience; submission; resignation
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
teatime; tea break; coffee break
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
husband and wife; married couple
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
that's the way it is; such is life
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
older brother; elder brother
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
armor and helmet (armour)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
festival; feast; carnival
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like