to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
long ago; already; a long time ago
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
only; merely; but; no more than
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
comfort; consolation; diversion
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
terrain; geographical features; topography
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
pointing out; identification
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews