彼（かれ）は彼女（かのじょ）と結婚（けっこん）できるという希望（きぼう）を捨（す）て切（き）れなかった。

He was unable to completely give up on his hopes of marrying her.

彼（かれ）は多（おお）くの古（ふる）い手紙（てがみ）を捨（す）てた。

He threw away a bunch of old letters.

彼（かれ）は古（ふる）い友人（ゆうじん）たちを捨（す）てた。

He cast his old friends aside.

彼（かれ）は家族（かぞく）を捨（す）てた。

He abandoned his family.

彼（かれ）は家族（かぞく）を捨（す）てて、外国（がいこく）へ行（い）ってしまった。

He deserted his family and went abroad.

彼（かれ）は、アメリカへ行（い）こうという考（かんが）えを捨（す）てた。

He gave up the idea of going to America to study.

新（あたら）しい地位（ちい）を捨（す）てることで妻（つま）をがっかりさせたくもなかった。

He didn't want to disappoint his wife by giving up his new position.

私（わたし）は家（いえ）を買（か）う考（かんが）えを捨（す）てた。

I have abandoned the idea of buying a house.