effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
(not so) much; (not) very
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to become clear; to be made public
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
don't you think?; indicates question
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
memory; sense; experience
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
pale; pallid; bluish-white
site; point on a map; spot