piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
foolish look; stupid look
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
life; living; I; me; student
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
road over a mountain pass
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
to come and go; to go back and forth
precipice; cliff; flat head
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
up until now; as recently as the present
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
daydream; waking dream; fantasy
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
to die; to lay down life's burden
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces