wicked tongue; abusive language
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
useless resistance; vain struggle
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
maid; helper; help; assistance
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
the same; the said; likewise
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
smelling of earth; rustic
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
nightlife; night amusements
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
hills and fields; countryside