crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
lack of uniformity; unevenness; inequality; heterogeneous; nonuniform
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
saltpan; field for drying salt
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
maintenance; preservation; improvement
menial; meanness; servility; abject
at some point in the past; at some stage
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
briskly; quickly; promptly
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
ceremony; rite; ritual; service