order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
several years; a few years
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to serve; to work for; to attend
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to push aside; to brush aside
older brother; elder brother
please; somehow or other; one way or another
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
marriage proposal; courtship
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
rather; sooner; preferably
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
sublime; noble; high-minded
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
instead; but (on the other hand)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut