captive; prisoner (of war)
failure to reach agreement
longing for others; wanting company
princess; daughter of a nobleman
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to become attached; to begin to love
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
measure to win someone over to one's side
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
external pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
to be fated; to be linked by fate
history; pedigree; lineage
to go down in history; to remain in history
rebellion; great uprising
vengeful ghost; avenging spirit; apparition
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
leaving; quitting; retiring
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint