field; plain; prairie; moor
unrequited love; one-sided love
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
versatile entertainer; all-round performer; person skilled in their craft
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
to cut downward; to slash downward
hipbone; innominate bone; fortitude; perseverance; endurance
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
clinic; medical office; infirmary
neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt
seller; vendor; party receiving or accepting an order
to put up (a notice); to post
the same amount of money; the same sum; the same price
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
to have a relationship; to have relations
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
name recognition; established reputation
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge