maintenance; preservation; improvement
old person (knowledgeable about events of the distant past); elderly person; elder
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to be charged with a mission
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
whole day and night; 24 hours
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to relax; to take it easy
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
mental; spiritual; emotional
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
weather; fair weather; fine weather
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to hang low (over; of clouds, fog, etc.); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind a curtain, blinds, etc.)
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
cave; cavern; den; grotto
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
top of the head; crown of the head
thunderous roar; roaring sound
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs