to wait and see; to see how the land lies
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
hard to reach place; remote place
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
every place; various places
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
to intend; to be sure that
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
image; figure; figure; form; image
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
wherein; therein; thereinto
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
along; parallel to; in accordance with
looking on; remaining a spectator
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
two colours; two varieties; two types
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
an assortment; combination
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands