it seems so; that's what it looks like
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to shake one's head (in denial)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to crop; to shear; to cut or trim something evenly; to make all the same length
systematic; regular; routine
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
aviary; henhouse; chicken house
training; drill; practice; discipline
long ago; already; a long time ago
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
normalcy; normality; normal
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to tie; to bind; to fasten
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances