to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
difficult to approach; inaccessible
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
southern part; the south (of a region)
going through; going via; going by way of
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
inn town; post town; post-station town
agricultural community; farm village; rural
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
up in a tree; in the trees
one by one; one at a time; in turn
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
stone throwing; (throwing) stone
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration