change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to force one's way; to push through
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
opposite bank; farther shore
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range