to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
supply; provision; raising; procurement
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
development; exploitation
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
dying of illness; dying of natural causes
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
selection; choice; option
place; room; margin; scope
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
person killed in action; the war dead