mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
something; some kind of; for some reason
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to lose sight of; to miss
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to develop into a serious incident
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to concern; to be related
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
birth; creation; formation