rule; reign; peaceful times
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
personified god; anthropomorphic deity
wandering; rambling; roaming
reason; grounds; circumstances
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
demon of ill health; disease
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
every evening; every night
4th day of the month; four days
the whole nation; everyone in the country
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to take advantage of an opportunity
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
have a pain in one's chest
all people; the whole nation
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
ground beetle; carabid (esp. of superfamily Caraboidea, but excluding subfamily Carabinae); Anisodactylus signatus (species of ground beetle)