unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
treasure house; storage for valuable property
taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to head home; to leave for home
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
somehow; for some reason or other
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
without permission; without notice
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
price; cost; value; worth; value
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
calm; composed; leisurely
evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
last days; the end; one's fate
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
land subsidence; decline in influence
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
all night; throughout the night
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment