locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
that day; the very same day
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
speaking voice; talking voice
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
is something that; is that which
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
class; heading; group; category
way (of doing); manner; method; means
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to publish a book; to put out a book