small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
eagle (Accipitridae family)
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
wages; pay; rental payment
what people say; rumours; public opinion
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
something like ...; something called ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
supporting each other after suffering similar hardships; (lit.) licking each other's wounds
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to fall flat; to fall face down
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing
epicenter (of an earthquake); epicentre; source (of a rumor, incident, etc.); origin
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
crescent moon; young moon
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
deep affection; dear; beloved
to wring the neck; to strangle