aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
probability; likelihood; chances
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
dry riverbed; river beach
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to begin; to set about; to start
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to go downhill; to go down a slope
to get scarce; to run short
to be worried; to be troubled
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
river; stream; River; the ... river
opposite side; other side; other party
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
head; chief; boss; leader
near; close by; within reach; familiar
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to get slightly dirty (all over)
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard