falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to detain; to take into custody
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
only extant copy; only existing copy
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to tighten; to press hard
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious