to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to muster up one's courage
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
smallish; on the small side
shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.); ecdysis
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
awareness; realization; noticing
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
to encamp; to take up positions
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases