to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
early (days); initial stage; initial
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
caller; visitor; company; guest
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to entertain; to make welcome
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
on one hand; on the other hand
stranger; tramp; wanderer
at that time; in those days
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
every evening; night after night
type; pattern; shape; similar type; similar pattern
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
people; men and women; each person; everybody
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive