rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
better than nothing; better than none at all
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to be crazy; to be mad; to have a screw loose
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
one revolution; one rotation
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous