in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to become empty; to be emptied
to pour (of rain); to pound down
how long; how far; how much
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
preface; introduction; preamble
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
urgency; exigency; emergency
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
true theory; true teachings
late at night; at a late hour
to come back; to return; to recur
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to make use of; to lend money
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
stable boy; stable hand; groom
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
preparation; arrangements
preparations for a journey
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
in proportion to; according to; depending on
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
no!; no no!; no, not at all
lung disease; chest trouble; pulmonary tuberculosis
squeaking (of an engine, skis on snow, etc.)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head