Vocabulary

to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

to head home; to leave for home

love is blind

love is blind

overflowing with charm; full of smiles

sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic

to estrange (two friends); to come between (two people); to drive a wedge

plaintive (melody, tone, etc.); sad; mournful; doleful; sorrowful

not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking

one's mite; widow's mite; one lantern from a poor man (i.e. no-one can give more than the only thing they have)

the coolness of early autumn is suitable for reading

all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; expecting to die

one's family; family member

to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to see to something properly

in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately

to blow (of autumn wind)

bad boy; naughty boy

to search every square inch; to search high and low

knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser

to be exhausted; to be worn out; to be done in

to blow (of autumn wind)

not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable

to become frozen over

to walk noisily; to walk loudly

with hushed footsteps

to kick

unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill

to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep

with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily

while it is light; before dark

even hell can be home

to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

to wear; to be dressed in; to have on

from the place (where)

from outside; from the side

to be no match for; to not hold a candle to

to take advantage (of another's weakness)

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force

to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out