surrounding at a distance
the way back; the way home; return trip
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to tumble down; to roll down
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
river; stream; River; the ... river
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
interference; meddling; butting in
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
causeway; land bridge; path on an embankment
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
control; management (e.g. of a business)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
regret; repentance; remorse