to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
what kind of; what sort of; what
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
Florence; Florence (Italy); Firenze
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
take care of yourself; get well soon
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
another family; another house
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up