futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to crouch; to squat; to cower
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
detailed; minute; articulate
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to be helpful; to be useful
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
looking on; remaining a spectator
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
personal accessories (ornaments, adornments)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
enumeration; citation; listing
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
interference; meddling; butting in
beforehand; in advance; previously
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to hand over; to surrender
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
striker (triangular piece of steel used with flint to create sparks)
to watch over; to watch attentively
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained