support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
hand used like a sword in striking
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
brilliant; bright; dazzling
modern person; people of today
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
amount of light; quantity of light
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
nice person; good-natured person
rain and wind; driving rain
breeding; raising; rearing
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to leave (a scene); to step away
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord