when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
position; location; base; point; site
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
inn town; post town; post-station town
at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to gather; to collect; to assemble
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
one's person; around one's person
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
central part; heart (of a city)
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
standing tall; towering; soaring
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to keep a watchful eye on
convenient; handy; useful
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to threaten; to make threats
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance