concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
better than nothing; better than none at all
in the meantime; meanwhile
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
mountain road; mountain trail
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to lose sight of; to miss
horse's back; (mountain) ridge; arête; road along a ridge
absence; disregard; indifference