giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
beloved wife; cherishing one's wife
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
memory; ability to remember
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
smoothly; easily; readily
as a child; when one was a child
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
perfect; complete; flawless
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
wherein; therein; thereinto
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift