novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
position; location; base; point; site
correction; revision; amendment
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
on bad terms; at loggerheads
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
to govern; to manage; to subdue
development; exploitation
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
long-awaited; much-awaited
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
customer traffic; customers; custom
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
such; like that; that sort of; very
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice