somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
alone; by oneself; on one's own
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
mountain road; mountain trail
several years; a few years
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
foster father; adoptive father
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
how; in what way; how about
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
beyond this point; from now on; after this
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt