to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
older sister; elder sister
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
please; somehow or other; one way or another
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to make one's rounds; to patrol
clothes; clothing; garments
to pile up; to accumulate
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
last days; the end; one's fate
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
large crowd; mass of people
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
east, west, south and north
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
within; inside of; less than
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly