mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
counter for books; volume
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
and so; therefore; for that reason
supply base; storage depot
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
unexpectedly; surprisingly
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
ordinary citizen; the general public
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
food and drink; eating and drinking
cold-weather damage (to crops)
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
countrified; unsophisticated; unfashionable; uncool; lacking refinement
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way