marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
northern part; the north (of a region)
criminal nature; criminality
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
thicket; coppice; brushwood
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
light and darkness; light and shade
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
remaining; left-over; excess
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
to annoy; to cause trouble
(written) contract; agreement
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
smokehole on hearth; hearth; (kitchen) furnace
laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
with a bump; with a clunk