abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
intimidation; threat; bluster
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to live fast (and recklessly)
premature death; untimely death; dying young
I don't care what follows; the future will take care of itself
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
planned; scheduled; systematic
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
infancy; childhood; tender age
prince on a white horse; knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
if it is (the case that ...)
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
wooden doll; wooden figure; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
by sheer strength; by brute force