leave one's native place

reiterate again and again

decide on awards on the basis of merit(award people according to their contributions)

be on both sides of the fence(fuctuate between two parties so as to appear to favour each)

major items

as if on the brink of a chasm,as if treading on thin ice

with driving spirit

get red in the face

готовиться на случай войны

be hard to tear oneself away

Homeless and wandering from place to place

Face danger fearlessly

Long-drawn and tedious documents

thrust oneself forward(show oneself in public)

be homeless and miserable

by dribs and drabs(in ones and twos)

in quick succession(one after the other)

Rest content

face the music(be fearless in the face of danger)

receive an appointment in sight of danger(take up a mission in times of danger)