to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
a long, long time ago; very long ago
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
to check; to stop; to keep back
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
private person; individual
neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt
of course; certainly; naturally
to be contrary to one's expectations
individual; private person; personal; natural person
next term; next period; next version; next release
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to finish reading; to read through
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
indeed; really; truly; very much
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually