weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
street at night; making a night journey
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
(period of) a year; during an era
to need; to call for; to require
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
negative personality; asocial type
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
change of course; route change; direction change
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to ask a question; to ask questions
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
each house; every house; many houses
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
with a squeaking sound (of metal)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy