measuring rope with 'ken' (182cm) marked; measurement
custody; detention; confinement
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
fort; stronghold; fortification
imprisonment (without forced labour); incarceration; confinement
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
mountain range; mountain belt
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to unfold; to unroll; to open
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
way; method; means; resource; course
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
to live in disgrace; to expose oneself to ridicule
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
late at night; at a late hour
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to pick up; to find; to gather
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
body; physical system; (the) person
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to crimp; to join together; to swage; to calk; to caulk
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
some; several; many; how many; how much; very