long-awaited; much-awaited
to repeat; to do something over again
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to smoke animal out of its den
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
preparations for returning (home)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
particularly; only; in the case of
bragging; showing off; pride
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
maid; helper; help; assistance
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to hide; to conceal oneself
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with