invention; intelligent; clever; smart
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
wherein; therein; thereinto
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
had better ...; had better not ...
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
decision; determination; resolution
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
open field; empty lot; plain
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
build; physique; frame; constitution
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
a few seconds; several seconds
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!