pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
since then; from that time; ever since
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
recollection; reminiscence
distant look; faraway look
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to be exhausted; to be tired out
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
trouble; quarrel; dispute
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
firm promise; definite promise
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
to work hard; to work diligently
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
final scene; the end; finale
sign; indication; omen; symptom
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while