moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
genuine; authentic; true; real
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
always; all the time; at all times; (at) any time; whenever (you like)
to set (sun); to become dark
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to wait for an opportunity
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
just one person; only one
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
is something that; is that which
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification