permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
hostile relations; hostile relationship
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
long ago; once upon a time
name; given name; first name
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to be attacked by a disease
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
in accordance with; according to
foundation stone; cornerstone
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
someone; a certain person
at that time; in those days
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
for the first time in one's life
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
suggestion; hint; implication
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out