to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
good performance; good work; great success
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
level ground; plain; flatland
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
companion; company; tritagonist
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to launch a surprise attack
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
in every way; in every aspect; from every angle
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
to show up; to appear; to turn up
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
superintendence; supervision; administration
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
training (animals); breaking (animals)
face contorted and about to cry
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
to harm; to cause harm to
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...