to entertain; to make welcome
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
several years standing; over several years
pothunting; bounty hunting; pothunter; bounty hunter
eyes of a predator; keen eyes; (lit.) eyes of a cormorant, eyes of a hawk
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
how; in what way; I wonder
throughout; all through; right through
moisture; humidity; dampness
to ask a high price; to overcharge
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
independence; self-reliance
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)