to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
burnt field; burnt area; land devastated by fire
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
never mind!; don't worry about it
to have time free; to have time to spare
wood (for building); lumber; timber
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
(about) medium; middle; average
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to farm; to cultivate a field
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
two at a time; two by two; in twos
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion