to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
of tender years; very young
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
moving tale; impressive tale
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
now that; since; as long as; provided that
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
being too late; losing one's final chance
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
letting (someone) die without helping
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
the same kind; accomplice; partner
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons