to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
companion; company; tritagonist
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to quicken one's pace (steps)
level ground; plain; flatland
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to be discouraged; to shrink from
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
looking pale; looking unwell
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
curious; strange; unusual
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
official announcement; proclamation
now that; since; so long as; because
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
never mind!; don't worry about it
to understand (each other); to comprehend
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
deadly serious; deadly earnest
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess