to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
man; male; masculine gender
at that time; in those days
(present) head of a family
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
job; work; duties; trade; skill
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
pointing out; identification
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
popular name; common name; given name
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to rush over; to run up to
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
base sequence (e.g. of DNA)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to become settled; to be fixed
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy