to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
oak; orc (fictional humanoid creature); ork
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
destination (one is heading towards); goal
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
rhythmically (beating, e.g. gong); clip-clopping (e.g. horse); crumbly; ambling; strolling; dozing
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
midwinter; dead of winter
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
in proportion to; just as much as
decrease; reduction; decline
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
(appearing, occurring) one after another
last week; the week before
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
in that manner; like that
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience