to temper; to harden; to torture; to discipline
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
whichever one chooses; either way
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
dullard; indecisive person
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to be able to manage somehow or another
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
many; much; plenty; hardly
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
river; stream; River; the ... river
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to escape from; to get out
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
underground; subterranean
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to soak into; to permeate
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to freeze to death; to die of cold
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
assumption; supposition; hypothesis