carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
existence; possession; having; limited company
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
snake; serpent; large snake
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
moderate; proper; just right
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
construction; establishment
village headman; village mayor
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
construction; architecture (of buildings)
several types; several kinds; several species
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
bungalow; one-story house