travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
to cultivate a better understanding
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
unexpectedly; by chance; by accident
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
business; errand; nature of one's business
to meet someone by chance; to happen upon
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
trouble; bother; annoyance
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
entreaty; appeal; petition
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
madness; craziness; insanity
general classification; broad categorization
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
new and old; incoming and outgoing
to need; to demand; to take; to require
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to become excited; to grow lively