(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted; forlorn
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
disloyal retainer; treacherous subject
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
too (much); overly; excessively
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
intimacy; affection; familiarity
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
famous sword; excellent sword
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
more than anything; above all else
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
craving; longing; thirsting
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
funeral; burial; condolence
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
(set of) facial features; looks
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
influence (on someone); inspiration
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
state of the war; war situation
disintegration; self-destruction
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist