chapter one; first chapter
marathon; long-distance race
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
convenient; handy; useful
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
in the same way as; just like
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be needed; to be wanted
scenery; scene; landscape
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
now; the present time; just now; another; more
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...