environment; surroundings; circumstances
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
discovery; detection; finding
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
by all means; at all costs
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)