settlement; permanent residency
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
few decades; many decades; several decades
light and darkness; light and shade
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to beat to death; to kill
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to intervene; to stop (something)
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
half and half; fifty-fifty
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
final; eventual; ultimate
proposal; motion; recommendation
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll