in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
mountain road; mountain trail
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to blow out; to spout out
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
usually; under usual circumstances
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
several times; several degrees
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to throw away; to abandon
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
thicket; coppice; brushwood
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
mountain top; summit; peak
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
intelligence; intellect; brains
to set a watch; to post guards
general idea; concept; notion
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw