maintenance; preservation; improvement
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
flight; desertion; escape
drama; play; powerful drug
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
rest; break; recess; intermission
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
river; stream; River; the ... river
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour