never mind!; don't worry about it
difficult to ...; hard to ...
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
reaction; response; reaction
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to crumble away; to collapse
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to be able to manage somehow or another
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
sovereign; ruler; head of state
obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying