carving; engraving; sculpture
softly; mildly; gently; politely
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to talk (a person) down; to confute
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
sense of orientation; sense of direction
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
along the road; along the way
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
determination; resolution
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to lose one's footing; to slip
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to harm; to cause harm to
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell