abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
self-consciousness; self-awareness
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
even if not; even without
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
large number (of); many; majority
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
second; number two; runner-up
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
rest; break; recess; intermission
to slide down; to slip down
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to wash away; to rinse off
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock