to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to be too late; to be too slow
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to laugh away; to laugh off
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to happen to meet; to come across
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
don't worry; there's no need to worry
conviction; belief; confidence
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
difficult to ...; hard to ...
in search of; in order to look for
beginning; outset; first; onset
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to lose one's way; to get lost
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
no matter how much time passes
serious look (on one's face); straight face
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
rather; better; instead; if anything
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive