prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
as before; as ever; as it was originally
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to finger; to tamper (with)
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
(walking) stick; cane; wand
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
head house (family); birthplace; originator
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
production (e.g. play); direction
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge