cane; walking stick; staff; wand
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to let out a cry; to shout
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
fawn colour; fawn-colored horse
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
pride; dignity; self-respect
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to work hard; to work diligently
to spend time (on doing something)
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
edge of the eaves; house frontage
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
(not so) much; (not) very
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
a long time ago; in those days
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
one or two; a few; small number
whispering; murmuring; subdued
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)