country; territory; domain; realm
along the river; riverside
southwestern part; the southwest
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
race (of people); type of person
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
difficult to ...; hard to ...
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to employ; to hire; to charter
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to stop walking; to pause
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
in one's own way or style
to be talented; to be able
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless