motherland; fatherland; native country
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
direct control; direct supervision
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
normal practice; proper practice
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
back street; back alley; off-street
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
(direct) hit; hitting the mark