decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
countermeasure; counter-measure
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to make a vow; to take an oath
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
fluently; without hesitation; without faltering
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
audience (with someone of high standing)
for the first time in one's life
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
cease-fire; truce; armistice
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.); person who is stuck (in a place or situation)
noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean