opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to throw open; to leave open
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
tall figure; high stature
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
cooperation; collaboration
to be worried; to be troubled
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
who cares?; see if I care; who knows?; how should I know?
to say no more; to sink into silence
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to watch over; to watch attentively
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
how; in what way; how about; questionable
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
still; even now; to this day