to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
dealing with; coping with
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
such; like that; in that way
to shave off; to scrape off
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
matter of time; question of time
anything and everything; just about everything
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
at least; at most; (even) just
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary