to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
large number (of); many; majority
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
good-quality; superior in quality
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
(not) a single person; (no) one
in low spirits; dejected; sad
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
detour; circumvention; turning movement
distance in a straight line
a long time ago; in those days
development; exploitation
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
forfeiture (of assets); confiscation
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to settle (in a place); to settle down
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
river; stream; River; the ... river
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
formal marriage interview
right side; right-hand side
left side; left-hand side
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)