progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to comb down; to smooth down
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
true character; true heart; true spirit
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to tie; to bind; to fasten
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
with a thud; with a flump; with a crash; (falling) heavily
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
crying out; proclaiming; exaggerated claim
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
extremely; greatly; truly; really; (not) that much; (not) really
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute