(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
long ago; a long time ago; already
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
firm; strong; solid; stable
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
rope; cord; policeman's rope
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
working in the fields; working on a farm
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to bury; to embed; to implant
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
with a start; with a jump
with a loud, shrill laugh; with a cackle; (laughing) wildly
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous