story; tale; talk; discussion
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
same village; same town; same province
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
both hands; both arms; ten
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
difference; variation; difference
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
relatively; comparatively