fort; stronghold; fortification
physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to go along; to walk along; to follow
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
solitary castle; isolated castle
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be born; to come into the world
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)