stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
very young; little; childish; immature
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
like this; this sort; this way
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
ignorant of the ways of the world
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
strong-willed; strong of heart
both; both sides; both parties
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to come and go; to go back and forth
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone