to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses
common knowledge; well-known fact
cold reception; inhospitality
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
boor; rustic; country bumpkin; lout
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
at first; in the beginning; originally
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
settlement; permanent residency
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
staying the night; lodging (at)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to be blessed with children
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
amount of precipitation; precipitation
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind