brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be smeared; to be covered
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
such; like that; that sort of
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
hot topic; talk of the town
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy