food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
to subsist; to keep on living
savage (barbaric) land; backward region; undeveloped area
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
going around; patrol; round; tour
one (thing); one piece; one item
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
evident; plain; distinct; clear
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
to encamp; to take up positions
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to change completely; to change suddenly
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
independent action; acting alone
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
indirection; indirectness
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
pointing out; identification
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious