origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
recommender; nominator; referee
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
shades of evening; dead of night
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to make use of; to lend money
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
on countless occasions; many a time
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to have troubles; to be in a dispute; to argue
kindness; favour; favor; hospitality
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
taking one's own life; suicide
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid