rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
to look around; to survey
pre-war days; before the war
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
mooring line; mooring rope; painter
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
deep brown; dark tea (e.g. Chinese pu'er tea); fermented tea
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
match (for lighting a fire)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
ten (long cylindrical things)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass