battlefield; battleground
field; plain; prairie; moor
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to have a smattering knowledge of
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
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 pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to yield to temptation; to succumb
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
outside world; physical world
study; diligence; discount; reduction
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
self-control; self-restraint
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
the way back; the way home; return trip
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart