for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
lyrical; poetic; expressive of emotion
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
no need to guess; certainly
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
parting ways after a quarrel
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
how long; how far; how much
to pass (of time); to elapse
to take back; to recapture
meter; gauge; metre (unit of length); meter; animator
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
completely empty; penniless; flat broke
national road; national highway
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
mobile phone number; cell phone number
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal