sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to fight; to cross swords; to engage in battle; (lit.) to cross spears
that day; the very same day
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
homecoming; returning home
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
changing completely; transformation
how many years; how long; what year
... years old; age (of) ...
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
jumping to a wrong conclusion
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
village headman; village mayor
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages