what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to be silent; to say nothing
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
defense; defence; defensive preparations
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to join forces; to cooperate
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
authenticity; credibility
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
chance; opportunity; occasion
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal