to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
family; relatives; dependents; household
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
person concerned; interested party; related party
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
marriage proposal; courtship
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
pleasant feeling; good feeling
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
to let one's actions do the talking; to lead by example; to walk the talk
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie