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avalanche
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fickle
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let alone
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used for saying that something is even less likely to happen than another unlikely thing hardly have time to think these days, let alone relax
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to turn my mind to
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i could not get something out of my head
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I couldn't get the image of the stranger out of my head
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to hear a clap of thunder
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the sky clouded over
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a thunderclap
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set/put/lay (great) store by/on something
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to think that something is very important I’ve never set much store by money and possessions.
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roundabout
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I heard the news in a roundabout way ho saputo la notizia per vie traverse
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round-about methods
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x vie traverse
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flash of lightning
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lampo
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peal of thunder
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fragore di tuono
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to get to my feet
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alzarsi in piedi
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indefinable
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*/ˌɪndɪˈfɪnəbəl/US:/ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respellindi fī′nə bəl)
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in the flesh
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in carne ed ossa
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harvest
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crop
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to carry out all the work in the fields
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portare avanti il lavoro nei campi
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fertilize
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fertilizer
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store the hay
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shear the sheep
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they were clinging to
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to cling
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days were numbered
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livestock
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to owe a debt to
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to fill in the form
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name after
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without making the slightest effort
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you can learn all there is to know about
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ward off
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to launder
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The housekeeper laundered the sheets.
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set off for
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on my way
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villager
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to plunge into
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to take the plunge (figurative) buttarsi, saltare il fosso, fare il gran passo
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rattle
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rattling
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rucksack
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any possible
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ogni possibile
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a rocky outcrop in the shape of a Y
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to climb a little higher
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rapt contemplation
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in the form of an eagle
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high up in the mountains
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doubtless her mother had told her never to talk to strangers
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hold out my hand
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make money from + sost gerundio
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hunting season
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have been around a bit
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He seems to have been around a bit. A me sembra che abbia visto un bel po' di mondo
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I've been around a bit, you know
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Io sono un uomo di mondo
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a man with greying hair
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to vanish without trace
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wouldn't dare to
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non oserebbe
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pass yourself off as
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He tried to pass himself off as a doctor Don't try to pass yourself off as the "good guy"
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take a deep breath
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to say my prayers
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offer up
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offered up a silent prayer
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convinced that
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encounter
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start out
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go over to
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to move or travel towards someone or something He went over to the window and closed the curtains
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Y-shaped rock
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he suggested she uncover
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to get my hands dirty
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spade
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vanga
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grubby
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sporco
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to be astonished at
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keep my eyes fixed on
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as if oblivious to
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noncurante
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all at once
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tutti allo stesso tempo
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riches
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just about
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obsessed with
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to gain time
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contented with
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to slip by
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to feel notthing for someone
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bait
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fall into my trap
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scare him off
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my destiny is to
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to feign
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slacken
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The rope holding the sail slackened as the wind died down to slacken the rope
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to lavish a praise on someone
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slacken the grip
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have a habit of doing
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