quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to roll up (sleeves, skirt, etc.); to tuck up; to pull up
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to detain; to take into custody
sincere; earnest; serious
process; course; mechanism
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to keep secret; to conceal
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
you; (arch.) your residence
to walk around; to travel around
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
individual; private person; personal; natural person