shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to think (something) strange
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
big goof; serious mistake
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to be able to manage somehow or other
willpower; energy; vitality
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
going through; going via; going by way of
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")