goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
secret base; hideout; hidden position
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
wooden fence; board fence
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to become accustomed to calling (e.g. someone by a certain name)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
river; stream; River; the ... river
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
that is to say; so that means
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
stealthily; secretly; in secret
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to hide; to keep to oneself
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far