basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
nice; good; well-executed
man; male; masculine gender
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
because of; owing to; due to
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
just because; even if; even though
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
millions; several million; a few million
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
simmer; bubble out; flow out
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
confections; sweets; candy; cake
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to remain married for life
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)