silence (not speaking); muteness
man; male; masculine gender
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to set (sun); to become dark
camping; campground; making camp
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
rented house; house for rent
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
going through; going via; going by way of
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
what do you want?; can I help you?
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
country-bred; raised in the country
ignorant of the ways of the world
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
just because; even if; even though
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight