veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
strong-willed; strong of heart
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
guess; speculation; supposition
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
absolutely; positively; decidedly
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
long ago; a long time ago; already
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
wedded life; married life
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to be too numerous; to be too much
to kill; to choke the life out of
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
long ago; once upon a time
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
old body; aged person; elderly person