reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
former (incumbent); predecessor
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
to be hesitant; to feel timid
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
different opinion; objection
political measures; policy
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
common people; ordinary people; masses
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
like this; in this way; as you see
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
back street; back alley; off-street
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
(crime of) high treason; (crime of) treason
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
scattered; separated; dispersed
sending home; repatriation; deportation
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered