accidented(to be full of bumps and holes)

pitch a camp

make eyes at sb. while others are not looking; make secret over tures to sb.

Starving people fill the land.

from door to door(house to house)

keep to conventional ways of doing things

An oppressed army fighting with desperate courage is sure to win.

be steady and smooth(on an even keel)

feel dejected(to be grieved)

waiting with open mouth to be fed

one's head up(to show self-respect; to carry one's head high)

keep to oneself

secret activities designed to hurt someone(A covert attack is hard to avoid.)

to cherish talent as much as one cherishes one's life

starving people fill the land(disaster victim everywhere)

cannot control one's feeling(to be beside oneself (with))

in quiet(without any fuss)

walk over leisurely instead of ridding in a carriage.

moan and groan

pale by comparison