to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
difficult to ...; hard to ...
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
the place for; the time for; the level of
height (of a person); stature
infant; baby; little child
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to hide; to keep to oneself
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
antiquity; the previous era
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
tens of thousands of years
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
helper; assistant; help; assistance
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
so; therefore; and; (and) then
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp