eastern part; the east (of a region)
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
senior; veteran; old-timer
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
for a while; for some time; for a period
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
release; liberation; acquittal
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
as much as one can; as much as possible
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to begin to walk; to set out
an assortment; combination
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
hearthfire; ingle; open fire in a fireplace
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
many; much; plenty; hardly