to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to indicate; to show; to point to
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
indigenous language; local language; vernacular; native tongue
national border; provincial border
agricultural community; farm village; rural
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
hard to get; hard to come by
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to bury; to embed; to implant
the last moment; the very end
casualties; the killed and wounded
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
parents and siblings; one's relatives
face; looks; vestiges; trace