feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
wandering; roaming; drifting
one (thing); one piece; one item
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic"); (lit.) beautiful witch
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help
audience; attendance; hearers
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
to open (one's eyes) wide
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
question; inquiry; enquiry
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society