boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
difficult to ...; hard to ...
battlefield; battleground
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to bring back; to restore
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
no matter how much time passes
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
river; stream; River; the ... river
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself