securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to be surprised; to be astonished
beforehand; in advance; previously
adopted daughter; foster daughter
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
gossip; corner of the mouth
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
national border; provincial border
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
house where one was born; one's parents' house
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
messenger; envoy; emissary
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
land route; overland route; by land; overland
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up