rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
hostility; animosity; enmity
parting in tears; tearful parting; coming to grief; having to take a different tack; going separate ways
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
sense of relief; feeling of relief
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
long; drawn-out; very long
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model