white hair; grey hair; gray hair
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to get thin; to taper off
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
originally; by nature; from the start
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
alone; by oneself; on one's own
this for sure; certainly is
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
price; cost; value; worth; value
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
good person; virtuous person
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years