to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
well-fed, well-bred; the poor can't afford manners; only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite
sympathy; compassion; pity
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
near; close; beside; third person
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
conifer; needle-leaved tree
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
vacuum bottle; thermos; jar
recommendation; endorsement
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
memory; sense; experience
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline