skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
covered in mud; mud-caked
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
(on) horseback; riding a horse
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
one (thing); one piece; one item
consists of; comprises; is made up of
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while