to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to relapse; to reassert; to review
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
beyond this point; from now on; after this
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
farming implement; farm tools
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking