cunning; crafty; wily; sly
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
caller; visitor; company; guest
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
original intention; initial resolution
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
(in) his way; peculiar to him
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
underground; subterranean
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to dry up completely; to become stale
mass culture; pop culture; popular culture; culture of the people (as opposed to the elite)
journal; magazine; periodical
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)