fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
to lie scattered; to be strewn about
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
(present) head of a family
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
stealthily; secretly; in secret
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
(political) administration; political power
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
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
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)