early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
at that time; in those days
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
unofficial report; confidential report
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
self-defense; self-defence
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to incur someone's enmity
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
good-for-nothing; worthless
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
scandal; deplorable event
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
plural; multiple; several
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
military gains; war results; fruit of battle