to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
difficult to approach; inaccessible
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
up in a tree; in the trees
one by one; one at a time; in turn
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
shades of evening; dead of night
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
night attack; nocturnal assault
to keep in mind; to memorize
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask of you