escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
how many years; how long; what year
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
by means of; due to; because of; according to
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
resonance; sympathetic vibration
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
globular shape; spherical shape
to hang around; to loaf around; to roll (of something large and heavy); to tumble; to be lying about (all over the place); to be strewn (everywhere)
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
decomposed body; decomposing corpse