thunderous roar; roaring sound
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
way; method; means; resource; course
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
as expected; as predicted
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to make a speech; to address
physical condition; state of health; shape
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
supply; provision; service; supply
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to complain; to make a complaint
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
as stated; verbatim; literally
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge