honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
firm; strong; solid; stable
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
tradition; legend; folklore
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
cooperation; coordination; link
every place; various places
ejection; eviction; dispossession
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to increase; to add to; to augment
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
wise saying; famous saying
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
series of battles; successive battles
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
stable boy; stable hand; groom
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
simply; merely; only; solely
on bad terms; at loggerheads
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to