to hold fast; to protect to the end
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
myself; yourself; I; me; you
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
real intention; true motive; true meaning
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together