fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
direct unforked road; straight path
regulation; adjustment; control
underground lake; subterranean lake
opposite bank; farther shore
origin; beginning; source; rise
aquatic (life); living in the water
to turn left; to turn to the left
to tighten; to press hard
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
pressure; oppression; suppression
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
ingredient; component; composition
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
interior design; interior; upholstery
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
adventure story; novel of adventure
to get between; to be caught in
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist