to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
gossip; corner of the mouth
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
several times; a few times
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
service in the first reserve
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
to intend; to be sure that
groundless rumor (rumour)
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly