triumphant return; returning in triumph
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
sun and moon; time; days and months; Sunday and Monday
celebration of a child's seventh day
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
ash; embers; complete destruction
charring; something charred; traditional medicine made from charred ingredients
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to check; to stop; to keep back
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
stoning; rock fight; stone-throwing fight; custom by which neighbours or friends threw rocks inside a couple's house on their wedding night
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
with a momentary flash of light
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
ceaselessly; continually; all the time; incessantly
to attempt; to test; to try out
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
lone (isolated) force; forlorn force
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
raging flames; roaring flames; raging fire
complete change; about-face
cease-fire; truce; armistice
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)