to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
meeting hall; assembly hall
favorite; favourite; habitually used
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to fall flat; to fall face down
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
ringleader; accomplished villain
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong; self-centred; self-centered
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
stone (used for throwing)
auxiliary; supplementary; subsidiary; ancillary
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in