painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
how many months?; how long?
(death from) starvation; starving to death
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
long time; long interval; for quite some time
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
engineer (on a train, ship, aircraft, etc.)
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
conifer forest; coniferous forest; needle-leaved forest
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)