to speak fluently; to be a good talker
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
way of talking; speaking style
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
to be flexible; to be accommodating
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to whine; to make feeble complaints
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
genuine; authentic; true; real
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
motive power; driving force
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
distrust of (other) human beings
to express (in words); to confess
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
about this time; about now
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
another family; another house
personal (employee); employed; retained
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier