covered wagon; prairie schooner
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
at a young age; while still young
in respect of; in regards to; as for
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
dominion; territory; possession
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
authenticity; credibility
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
succession struggle; succession race
eternal; unlimited; endless
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
official business; public business
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
to put someone to trouble