to go to see (something, someone); to visit
edge of town; outskirts of a village
to be erected; to be built
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
daytime; noon; broad daylight
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to settle (in a place); to settle down
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
hearing (by a government agency)
self-justification; excuse
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
to fall in drops; to drip down; to trickle down
to roll about with laughter; to laugh heartily
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to give off a stench; to stink
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
stealthy steps; soft steps
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
advance; moving forward; progress
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
flatfoot; flat feet; splayfoot
desperation; struggle to the death
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
tattling; telling on (someone)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to rush back; to run back
running swiftly; running at full speed
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife