necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
door; gate; opening; title page
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
ornamental ridge-end tile
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
presence; sitting with; being with
to have a reason; to have an excuse
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
serious; severe; grave; acute
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
domestic affairs; internal administration
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
expertise; experience; knowledge
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
that's the way it is; such is life
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
the same rank; equality; apposition
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
sparing oneself; laziness
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)