to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
parentless; orphaned; parentless child; orphan
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
throwing stones; slingshot; sling
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
outside of; not covered by
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
and; thereupon; because of that
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
survival; survivor; relic
handful; small amount; small number
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to begin; to set about; to start
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
helping hand; help; support; aid
the reverse; other side; lining
good-quality; superior in quality
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
orphan; person without friends
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
clergyman; churchman; clergy
old friend; familiar face
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
running away; escaping on foot
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway