rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to be transparent; to show through
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
stimulating; exciting; provocative
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to overdo; to do too much
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
recitation; reciting from memory
long ago; once upon a time
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to be consistent; to be coherent
to find fault with; to question
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible