to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
proposal; offer; request; application
very young; little; childish; immature
to approach; to draw near
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
true state; actual condition; reality
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
line-up (of players, products, etc.); lineup
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
main street; avenue; boulevard
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression
princess; daughter of a nobleman
village headman; village mayor
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
evil spirit; demon; devil
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
the same; the said; likewise
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit