one's predestined length of life; destiny; fate
creak; squeak; rasping sound
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
marshland; wetland; swampland
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
speculation; thinking; meditation
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to pluck; to pick; to tear
calm; composed; cool; quiet
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to be bony; to be angular
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to rant and rave; to raise hell
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true