chain; series; connection; linkage
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
very much; very many; more and more
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
ritual; religious service; festival
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
dubious; doubtful; of unknown authenticity
urgent; requiring quick (response)
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
one's first campaign; one's first battle
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
midsummer; height of summer
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
mound; heap; burial mound; tomb; standing stone; stone signpost
gathering edible wild plants
small hill; low hill; hillock
very recently; in the very recent past
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to peel off; to come off; to flake off
standing close together; bristling (with)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for