pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
armored ship; armoured ship
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
to die; to lay down life's burden
separate; scattered; apart
half the body; half length
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to shake; to sway; to waver
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
in person; personally; (do) oneself
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
turning into a cooler state; cooling down
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft