in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
growth period; growing season
height (of body); stature
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to leave this world; to die
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to make a vow; to take an oath
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
all (there is); as long as there is
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
contract; compact; agreement
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to ask; to enquire; to query
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
marriageable age; chance of marriage
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
finger flick to the forehead
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing