external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
draw (in competition); tie game
(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)
DOM; Document Object Model; leecher; leech
the Lord's Day; Sunday; Dominican Republic; Dominica
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to strangle; to constrict
beyond one's means or position
dream for the future; hopes for the future
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
first-rate; finest quality; the best
cheating (on one's husband); adultery; male lover (of a married woman); paramour
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
anthropoid ape; anthropoid; ape
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
affectionately attached; reluctant to part
variant; variation; variety; (taxonomical) variety
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
spoony; spooney; having a soft spot for women
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
principle of laissez-faire
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
for shame!; shame on you!; shame!
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
man's weeping (esp. of someone not prone to tears)
to clear up; to become cloudless
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