messenger; envoy; emissary
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
determination; resolution
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to live; to reside; to inhabit
being adopted into the family of one's bride
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
supply; supplying; replenishment
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
as far as the eye can see
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
here and there; everywhere