weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
piling up; multiple layers
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
beloved child; dear child
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
trolling; singing in a circular canon; round
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
good humour (humor); good mood
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just