powerful person; influential person
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
demodulation; recovery; getting back to form
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
separation; farewell; parting
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
two days later; day after next; next day but one
land route; overland route; by land; overland
fertile; rich; productive
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to pick a fight; to find fault
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
to stretch; to extend; to gain influence; to become stronger; to go further; to extend one's journey; to smooth out
to come and go; to go back and forth
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
(period of) a year; during an era
to detain; to check; to restrain
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance