to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
(passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
(in) the air; midair; sky
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
to become muddy; to become slushy
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
fall; drop; descent; coming down
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to tumble down; to roll down
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
covered in mud; mud-caked
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
to ascend; to go up; to climb
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood