huge rock; massive boulder
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
with hands in pockets; idleness
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (lit.) (in groups of) threes and fives
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
leash; rope tied round prisoner's waists
forestry; lumbering; timbering; work done in the mountains
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
blistering heat; "major heat" solar term (approx. July 23)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to resemble each other; to resemble one another
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
terrain; geographical features; topography
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
foolhardiness; daredevil courage
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door