characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
(how) many times; (how) often
wooden fence; board fence
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
disciple; pupil; follower
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
primeval forest; virgin forest
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
restorative; stimulant; pick-me-up; alcohol; sake
unseasonable; out-of-season
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
to talk to oneself; to mutter
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse); (lit.) horse's legs
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on