round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
time; hour; period; class
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
woman; female; feminine gender
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
scenery; scene; landscape
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of