to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
to appear all together; to be all present
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
all eyes; public attention
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
indescribable; having no way to express
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
it can't be helped; there is no choice; inevitable; unavoidable
strategy meeting; council of war
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
each; (arch.) you (plural)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
interruption; interference; butting in
covered with; stained; smeared
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude