whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
foreign enemy; outside invader
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
several people; a few people
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry
still better; even better
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
(social) class; rank; grade
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
talking while standing; standing around talking
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
hard worker; hardworking person
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
elder sister; effeminate man
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first