to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
innumerable; countless; numberless
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
(written) work; book; writings
extract; excerpt; selection
famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
village; hamlet; countryside; country
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
outline; summary; gist; basic points
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
notes; comment; remark; annotation