messenger; envoy; emissary
determination; resolution
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
unmarried; not yet married
to live; to reside; to inhabit
being adopted into the family of one's bride
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
supply; supplying; replenishment
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
long time; long interval; for quite some time
promising without due consideration
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to make an appeal; to urge