important person; strategic person; key figure
occupation; calling; livelihood
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
covered wagon; prairie schooner
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
at a young age; while still young
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying