mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
nurse; (lit.) angel in white
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
platoon commander; section commander
two (long cylindrical things)
preface; introduction; preamble
(navigable) canal; waterway
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
isolation; being alone; being friendless
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to incur someone's enmity
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
succession struggle; succession race
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
arbitration; intercession; mediation
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
shelter; refuge; protected place
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
covered with; stained; smeared
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch