advocate; proponent; supporter
since one was born; (in) all one's life
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to begin talking; to open up
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to set a ladder up against
one's family; family member
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
pillar of fire; blazing column
to be sooty; to be stained
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
cares; ill feeling; reserve
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to be touching; to be moving
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
trembling with excitement
bracken-starch dumpling; type of dumpling traditionally made using bracken starch
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)