attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
surroundings; environs; circumference
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
older brother; elder brother
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
calm; composed; cool; quiet
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course