negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to be engrossed; to be enthralled
head; chief; boss; leader
during imprisonment; while in jail
to pass (of time); to elapse
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
to entreat; to request earnestly
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
overnight; since last night
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
to be nappy; to be disheveled (hair); to shudder
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
virile; tough; masculine; intense
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity