major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
person concerned; interested party; related party
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to perceive; to understand
White Russian emigre; White Russian exile
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
countenance; visage; (facial) features; honor (honour); face; dignity
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
actor; actress; player; performer
remission; improvement; relief (of pain, symptoms, etc.)
about when; about what time; how soon
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to tread on thin ice; to walk on thin ice; to take a grave risk; to be in a precarious situation
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
sour look; surly face; pout
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
assertion; declaration; affirmation
cannot be helped; unavoidable
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully