confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
this world; this life; world of the living
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to pitch camp; to set up camp
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
from the viewpoint of; according to
equestrian tribe; equestrian people
one's wife and mistress(es)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
cold reception; inhospitality
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
without thinking of the consequences
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to take a lesson from (a wise person); to follow in the footsteps of; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (somebody's) fingernails and drink it (so that you may become like them)