that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
field; plain; prairie; moor
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
bungalow; one-story house
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to forget completely; to leave behind
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
virile; tough; masculine; intense
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to fall on one's backside
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
recompense; indemnity; atonement
parting; separation; farewell
starting line; starting point
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
in that respect; on that point; in that regard