efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
functional unit (e.g. in analog computing)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
ascetic practices; ridding oneself of desires for food, clothing and shelter; religious medicancy; mendicant monk; sack; carry-all bag
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
low-grade; low-class; low-quality; vulgar; cheap
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
to tumble down; to roll down
branch road; branch path; fork road
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
cave-in (in a mine or tunnel); roof collapse; rockfall
forming; shaping; casting; molding; adult form
good old; good old-fashioned
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
nesting hole; burrow; den
land subsidence; decline in influence
clean and jerk (weightlifting)
detour; diversion; alternative route
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
spinning; spun cotton (wool)