to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
at a young age; while still young
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
(medical) doctor; physician
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
transactions; dealings; business
innocence; being not guilty
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
mercy; merciful heart; charity
to be absorbed in reading