polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
land near a castle; castle town
each house; every house; many houses
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to be silent; to say nothing
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
while; during; while; although; all; both
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
along; parallel to; in accordance with
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
in comparison to; rather than
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway