camping; campground; making camp
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
guidance; leadership; leading the way
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
from island to island; island-hopping
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to force one's way; to push through
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to be able to manage somehow or another
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
in the mountains; among the mountains
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
pebbles; gravel; boulder formed from gravel and sediment
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
drinking water; potable water
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
match (to light fire with)
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)