rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
mysterious power of words to alter reality
hundred times; hundred degrees
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
leaving everything up to someone else
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
rising; ascending; climbing
pulsation; pulsatory motion
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
survival; survivor; relic
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
(someone else's) daughter
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)