to need; to require; to take; to demand
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica)
secret; private; surreptitious
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
at some point in the past; at some stage
silence; stillness; quietness
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
promising without due consideration
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
this world; this life; world of the living
to push aside; to push one's way through
to step firmly; to harden by treading
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests