several times; once or twice
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to rock; to shake; to swing
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
anything and everything; just about everything
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
lover; sweetheart; mistress
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
disaster; calamity; misfortune
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
in the mountains; among the mountains
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
ten; 10; ten years of age
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
remote past; far ago; time immemorial