exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
sorry; excuse me; thank you
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
comfort; consolation; diversion
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
clergyman; churchman; clergy
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye