to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
shadow figure; silhouette
to be infected; to be contagious
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
hereditary custom; surviving tradition; teachings passed down from previous generations
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
family; members of a family
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
person in his or her prime; man in his prime; woman in her prime
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to leave nothing undone; to do all in one's might; to do everything possible
have to do; must; should; ought to
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
armed might; military power; the sword; force
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
heavy damage; havoc; ravages
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
wavering; unsteady; floating hip throw (judo)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
everybody for himself; everyone for themselves
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
scattered; separated; dispersed
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to save; to leave over; to spare
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
armed forces; military; troops
head; lead; vanguard; first
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to