guidance; leadership; leading the way
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to settle (in a place); to settle down
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
not yet known; unknown; strange
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
patriarch; head of a family
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
leave-taking; offering one's resignation; farewell visit
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
depending on; dependent on
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
firmly; solidly; heartily
you (plural); all of you; you all
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry