famous; well-known; renowned; your name
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
pair; the two; both persons; both things
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
winner-takes-all (system)
interference; meddling; butting in
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
written request; request for ...; application for ...
separate; special; another; separately
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
extermination; annihilation
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
beyond this point; from now on; after this
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate