crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
value; worth; virtue; blessing
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
inn town; post town; post-station town
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
to try all possible means
stone (used for throwing)
choices; alternatives; options
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
it's been a long time; long time no see
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
accompanied by a man; accompanied by men
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
hard to reach place; remote place
time and time again; many times; a number of times
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to be distressed with debts
farmer; farming family; farmhouse