crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
certain; definite; clear; credible
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
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.)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
one's own army; one's own team
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
inscrutable; incomprehensible
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
continuation; succession; series; continuous
lightly; easily; carelessly
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
to launch a surprise attack
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
guess; conjecture; surmise
battle formation; military formation
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to explain adequately; to be accountable
for a while; for some time; for a period