to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
how; in what way; by what means
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to be infected; to be contagious
beyond that point; after that
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
such; like that; that sort of; very
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
prior investment; upfront investment
such ... as; or some such
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
when it becomes; when it comes to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
both hands; both arms; ten
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick