to become possible; to become able to (do)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
by all means; by all costs
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
high ground; plateau; heights
source of river; fountainhead
settlement; permanent residency
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
windbreak (forest); shelterbelt
convenience; user-friendliness
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
last days; the end; one's fate
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue