to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
rest; break; recess; intermission
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
while; even though; despite
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
decomposed body; decomposing corpse
to die; (lit.) to become bones
dark night; moonless night
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
opening; beginning; commencement
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
how long; how far; how much
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
delay; putting off; procrastination
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
with a start; with a jump
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank