abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
totally willing; fully motivated
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
how long; how far; how much
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
for the first time in one's life
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
will; volition; intention; intent; determination