younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
otherwise; if not; or else
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
to have a long life; to live a long time
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
innermost depths of one's heart
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
younger half-brother (by a different mother)
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
imperial throne; the Crown
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by