to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
stark naked; nude; stripped of all belongings; penniless; naked barley (Hordeum vulgare var. nudum)
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
narrow escape from the jaw of death
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
you could say; you might say; verging on the
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
existence; being; presence
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
hostility; animosity; enmity
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to hurt someone's feelings; to offend someone
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sudden death; unexpected death; (game-ending) blunder
within the village; all over the village; throughout the village
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
one or two; a few; small number
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to be ill; to suffer from
in the village; within the village
marriage proposal; marriage talks