seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
to be detained; to take time
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
private person; individual
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
small hill; low hill; hillock
castle site; ruins of a castle
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
cracks or fissures in the ground
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to threaten; to make threats
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to wait until the time is ripe
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
like this; such; thus; in this way
running as fast as one can
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
important documents; important papers
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
situated deep in the mountains