protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
at a moment's notice; readily
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
trial; judgement; judgment
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
for many days; for several days
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
preliminary conditions; initial conditions; state of preparations for (before) an event
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
proper; respectable; decent; honest
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
repayment; redemption; amortization; amortisation
here and there; in places
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
start of a romance; beginning of love
loss; defeat; counter for losses
all-night vigil over a body; wake
half-sister (younger, different mother)