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  • the worldends of the worldgravityvelocitydesertdesertmouth of a riverinundationtrade windsgentle breezewindwardopposed to the windswind went downstorm of rainthin icehard frostrain showerheavy rainheavy raindrizzlenorth windsouth windsouth windeastwestwest windsnowy nightslight fall of snowfalling snowfalling snowfallen snowsnow-covered mountainseruption on Etnaearthquake on Delosthere was an earthquakeshallowsshallowsnavigable seastraitcomplete a bridgedivefine weathercalm airplanetplanet

  • eclipse of moonstarsconsiderable distancego straight togo for a walktravelling expensesjourney moneyinncome often to a placeput up, lodgetravel travelon horsebackon a cartsuburbopposite toneighbouring peopleneighbouring peopleat right anglesfour' days sailingone day's voyageshort distanceshort distanceroad leadingroad leadinggo to meetmeet accidentallygo abroadfollow closelyas quickly as possibleas quickly as possibleas quickly as possibleas quickly as possibleas quickly as possibleas quickly as possibleas quickly as possiblesee the sightsmob, rabblemy contemporariesour contemporarieshow long since I saw younot long agoat last they were persuadedtwo years agotwo days ago

  • last yearcontinue to doearly morningforenoonmiddaylate in the afternoonin the eveningwhen it got darkmidnightdawndailymonth beginningmonth middlemonth endingfirst day of the monthlast day of the monthat the end of the monthsummerlate summerautumnmidwinterJuly - AugustAugust - SeptemberSeptember - OctoberOctober - NovemberNovember - DecemberDecember - JanuaryJanuary - February February - MarchMarch - AprilApril - MayMay - JuneJune - Julywinterspringthe other daybefore midnightbefore dawnat dawnformerlytoo late at nightin the eveningin the eveningfrom dawnin the morning

  • in the morningat sunrisea very small numbertodayyesterdaytomorrowtoo soonthe sequelthe sequelmore than 30 years oldat firstfor a second timeat laston tiptoeto within earshothear with one's own earsbe short-sightedkeen sightedbefore the eyessee with one's own eyessleep badlysleep badlydisease attacksdisease attacksfracturestrainindispositionof sound constitutionparalysed limbsattack of feversuicideattend a funeralfrom the cradle upnecklace toyrattlego-cartdollloopblood relationsconnectionsconnectionsrelativesfriendsrelationship by marriagerelationship by marriage

  • to be of a marriageable ageprime of lifesucklingsat his primecome of agebehave in a youthful fashionwithout troubleslacknessslacknessbe inactivewith might and mainwith all the power and mightto be employed on a matterto be employed on a mattergreedyambitionambitionit is not the least usegood councilin a critical situationin a critical situationprocrastinatorsmatter unsettledin any emergencyhave a reputation ascreditable to usprominent menbe popularto be popularto be proudto be proudhas influence overto be at a disadvantagematter turned satisfactorilyapply this criterionbe intimate withacquainted withfriendly disposedgod forbidgod forbidgood luck!it is sufficientit is sufficientconsider unimportantgive somebody a choice

  • do a thing unconsciouslyas a makeshiftintentionallyintentionallyto the best of my powerto the best of my powerno alternativein my opinionwith great eagernessto be buoyed up with hopesyou have robbed me of my hopeunsuccessfulpledge oneselfpromise fulfilledwhy?why?why?thank you for reminding methank you for reminding meleave no resource untriedan expertwhether experts or amateursprescribe a treatmentgo to schoolgo to schoolutter ignoramuslearn by heartknow by heartdeliver lecturesdeliver lectureswith a loud voiceby way of insultabused me in shocking languageapplaudwitty, cleverwitty, cleversay a smart thingit occurs to mespeak ex temporehinted atto sum upto sum upin shortbetween ourselvesnot go into detail

  • not a syllablethere seems to be something in what you are sayinghave on the tip of one's tongueindescribablethis stops their mouthsin a few wordsproseeverything to the pointdigressionexaggerationblab out secretsmention a thingworth mentioningto printto read to oneselfread cursorilysensual lifeintellectual lifeactive lifemen of practical senseto sketchto sketchroughly and in outlineunprejudicedto repeatconcisespeak franklyby the wayso far so goodmakes me hesitateat randomat randomat randomit jars on one's feelingsappetitesknow by hearsayaim ataim and objecteagerlyof some such sorthardly any onehardly anythingin all probabilityabove allsomehow or other

  • partlysay yessay nowith few exceptionsfor your saketo the best of my powerthey lost heartworn outin utter despairto be doubtfulto be doubtfulto recover oneselfto terrifybe apprehensive ofchanged their opinionsthey regrettedto act moderatelyorderly behaviourmodestinflict blowsit occurs to meadmirecourt, flattercourt, flatterdissembleeccentric peopleto be unfortunatehe does not succeed infoolish and somewhat flippanta gentlemanmen of refinementshrewdvulgarityextraordinary onesvolatileindividual charactervigorous all-rounddisagreable in societybe troublesomein jest and earnestthe whole of Greece was in surprisehereditary virtuesto make excuseshave recourse to excusesdeceive

  • deceivepretended to be grievedto be alluredmake alluring proposalsmake alluring proposalsostensibly, reallyall pursue their own advantageto meddleto play the cowardburglarworshipto be religiousreligious libertyreligious mysterieskeep a birthday feastsay one's prayersconsult an oracledomestic arrangementsbe away from home because of worklife pursuitssocial intercoursesocial intercourseneighboursneighboursat dinnerdrink water to foodat breakfast timelight breakfastlunchto lunchdinnersupperdine together sharing the expensesporridgetake a siestasecond storyfurniturewindowsshut the doorshut the doordoor handleI don't have timesocial gatheringsocial gatheringeveryday things

  • plantationarable landbarrennessproduce in seasonmilk creambreed horsesto tamebusinessbelow its valuemake a profit into pay by installmentsbarber'smining worksbanking, exchangethe bankersdeposit at the bankbanker's accountbankingexchange goldfalse coingenuine coinembezzleforgeryforge a documentdeposit moneydeposit moneymoney paid for transportarticles of exportarticles of importimport dutybond (acknowledging loan)contractcontractIOUsettle debtbecome bankruptcapitalcapitalinterestborrow at interestlend at interestlandlordlandlordtenantreal property

  • real propertyconvert real estate in moneytake up politicsthe governmentthe ministersthe ministersthe commonwealthstate secretsthe prestige of the citythe question of financethe treasuryat own expensescut down expensesmake voluntary contributionsnational debtannual expensesrevenuerevenuehome and abroadenter on a new line of policymagistratesmagistratesmagistratesthe present state of thingsbe of revolutionary tendenciesindependent citygive someone independencehave equal rightsthose in officethose in officecity enjoys good lawsbribebribebill before parliamentget one's proposal carriedparliament metvotevoteput something to votepublic recordsexact a penaltyplead, fight a caseget pardonput a price on someone's headstone to death

  • executedefendant on a capital chargeput out of the wayput out of the waybanishsummon as a witnesscaught in the actspeak truth as a result of tortureunwritten lawsadvocates, barristersthe police, the archersdefence counselprosecutionprosecutordefendantarrestarrestaccuse, summonaccuse, summonbusybodyrefer to an arbitratorresponsible for, guiltyresponsible for, guiltyresponsible for, guiltyon bailgive info against somebodyact illegally in public mattersdeprived of the power of defending himselfthe war had not yet broken outtroops of distinguished valorthe cavalrythe cavalryheavy-armed troopslight-armed troopslight-armed troopsjavelin-mendesertdesertcavalry-troopslingerscompanycaptainmaintain mercenariesmercenariesfight as volunteers

  • bearersbaggage animalsgo to wargo to wara frontier-fortmilitary workssurround with rampartmantletramartillery, siege weaponstaking of the citytried every ideabesiegebesiegeto storm the wallto stormblockade by seademolish wallsmake a sallymake a sallythe breach in the wallrepair a wallfortify a positionfortify a positionfortify with palisade and fosseraise a war-chantinvadeinvadeinvadeinvadebegin the fightgive the wordbid, fell, suggestto lecture praecipere, instruereimperareimperareaccortding to military ordersaccording to agreementbattle arrayhand-to-hand combatat close quartersrun into enemy's handsaccept into one's handsto charge

  • between two fireshe was nearly captureda revoltmen were disenheartenedmen were disenheartenedthey faileddead (in battle)war chariots with scythesthe only object was to save their livestake a prisonerprisoner of warwe were unassailablehanging by a threada successorhe took those positionswar finds weak pointscut off enemy's suppliesmaintains itself locallyravage enemy's countryravage enemy's countryravage enemy's countrymarching in timeon the marchmarchthe left wingthe vanguardattack on the flanklay an ambushto set an ambuscadeto set an ambuscadeto be surroundedwithin spear rangewithin arrow rangeskirmishan orderly marchsubject toto annexthe captain left nothing undone to remedy the mistaketake up arms againstcontubernalesvasa colligerevasa colligeregood disciplinebad disciplinewell-trained

  • the whole army was nearly conqueredwith might and mainthey were seized with panicpursueflee headlongdesert one's postto retreat facing the enemyto be victoriousshoot downshoot downthe woundedmen of advanced agein despairto be ready for any attemptdesertion of one's postsuccessto enjoy a long period of peaceto be reconciledto be reconciledthey arrived at a mutual understandingto be at variance withto be an ally ofto keep one's oathto be banished for his friendship with Spartato be well disposed tothose of our partyexperienced in warthe ship is a very fast sailermaintain a fleetyour salvation depends on your position as a sea-powerit has three natural harborsto embark the crewto row hardto bring to shoreto run a ship on the shallowsto disembark troopsto landto landthe ships sail in a single lineat anchorat anchora favourable winda favourable windto sail down on the windthey sailed along on the high seas

  • sidewaysprepare a naval expeditionguard shipsguard shipscargo vesselcargo vesselto lose sight of landto be towedbuild shipsdockyarddockyardan arsenalship's ensignthe rudderto cast anchorto cast anchorto cast anchorto ride at anchorto ride at anchora raftto pump water out of the holdto drive a ship on a sunken rockthe crewa steersmana boatswaina carpenterpay and food allowanceseaworthy shipsleaky shipsblockade by seaowing to stress of weatherto backwaterto backwaterships with decksundecked shipsto defeat someone at seaopen water for a seafightgrappling ironsthe ship's beakto ram a shipto attack with a shipto break the enemy's lineto drive on a shoreships sailing in linean armed fleet

  • he captured the ships, men and allmake trial of a sea-fightto disable a shipevenly matchedafter this above allon each occasionof courseclearlythe same as I expectedin generalin generalin generalif anything happensas things arewithin a hair's breadthabout the same timeabout the same timein the meantimea substance, not a phantomin all human probabilityhe killed him while at dinnerhe laughed at everybodythis has nothing to do with itto consider of secondary importanceit is not my businessI have no objectionit is reasonablequitequitethat is not pleasant hearingthe facts speak for themselvesevery yearto bell the catbirds of a featherbull in a china shopout of the frying pan into the firea wolf in sheep's clothingto get off the courseblood is thicker than watera day too late for the fairwell begun is half doneto waste labourpigeon's milkall about nothing

  • set a rogue to catch a rogueas like as two peasno sooner said than donethe last hopea long story

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