hearsay; rumor; grapevine
responsibility; duty; obligation
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
big frame; large figure; huge body
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
fully armed; armed to the teeth
decoration; ornament; trimmings
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
is something that; is that which
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
since our last meeting; since we parted
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
early post war period; immediately after the war
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
armed forces; military; troops
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy