ten; 10; ten years of age
(navigable) canal; waterway
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
river; stream; River; the ... river
along; parallel to; in accordance with
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
opposite bank; farther shore
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
never mind!; don't worry about it
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
adds force or indicates command
protest; refutation; pleading