to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.); to shimmer; to ripple; to sparkle
shore; bank (of a body of water)
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
to stop talking; to be silent
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to use up all one's strength; to die
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
place of execution; execution site
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
light color; light colour
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to shake; to waver; to tremble
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
for dear life; barely escaping alive
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
last days; the end; one's fate
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to spend time (on doing something)
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide