to lie down; to throw oneself down
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
don't worry; there's no need to worry
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
special; particular; peculiar; unique
northern part; the north (of a region)
in the mountains; among the mountains
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
that day; the very same day
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
how many years; how long; what year
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
birth; creation; formation
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
the same generation; coeval
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)