careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
with a start; with a jump
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
copying (by hand); transcribing
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
life; living; I; me; student
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
alone; unaided; away from home
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to become famous; to make a name for oneself
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
still; even now; to this day
children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base; taking a place; securing a position
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
superstition; superstitious belief
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to brave a danger; to take a risk
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine