river; stream; River; the ... river
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
sliding down (a slope, mountainside); slipping down
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
prickling; stinging; tingling
recovery; undoing; recall
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
showing one's face in public; facing another person
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation