courage; ardour; high spirits
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
counter for drops of liquid
drop (e.g. of water); drip
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
arbitration; intercession; mediation
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
scale; scope; plan; structure
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
small change; coins; small sum of money
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
simple honesty; tactless frankness
society; the world; the times
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to be silent; to say nothing
surroundings; environs; circumference
people; men and women; each person; everybody
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
just a minute; small quantity
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
late at night; small hours of the morning
retainer; vassal; servant