prohibition against hunting and fishing
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
Pau (France); Poe; Po (river in Italy)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to jump from one thing to another
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
based on; built on; made from
to repent; to be penitent
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
apparent age (of someone); rough age
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
to be comfortable; to be easy; to be relaxed; to be cosseted
title of honour; title of honor
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
granted that; even if; even though
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
forced repatriation; deportation
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
way out; means to escape; escape route
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
signature phrase; signature saying