contrary to one's expectations
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
fourth day of the month; four days
fortress; stronghold; citadel
position; location; base; point; site
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to relax; to feel at home
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
youth; minor; young people
moving about; stirring about
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
intensification; aggravation
time; season; period; phase; stage
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
individual; private person; personal; private
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
naturally; of course; understandably
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
that day; the very same day
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
derailment; digression; deviation
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to put into the mouth; to eat
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger