Vocabulary

to cost little; to come cheap

to get (something) done cheaply; to keep costs down; to finish at low cost

to be cheap; to be inexpensive

to sell (something) cheap

to let the rent fall into arrears

to be in opposition; to be in private life

to go up on the roof

shattered dream

seriously ill

to become seriously ill; to catch an incurable illness

to cure an illness; to cure a disease

to come to a mountain path

to surmount a difficulty; to go across a mountain

under cover of night

to peer into the darkness

to be given up; to be discontinued

to wield a spear

able person; person of talent

to muster up one's courage

to contend for victory

life free from worldly cares

to yield to temptation; to succumb

to screw up one's courage; to take heart

to make a snowball

to cut off a finger (as an act of apology)

to arch; to be curved; to become bow-shaped; to bend backward

to draw a bow

to sleep; to fall asleep

to proceed slowly

good deed

fine weather; fair weather

to have a strong pull

to choose a lucky (auspicious) day

to set about preparations

confirmation required

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

to come to the point; to touch on the point; to address the main points

to be of use (service)

in all parts of the world; in all countries; anywhere in the world; both in the Occident and the Orient

to shear sheep