stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to move forward; to move on
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to blaze; to burn brightly
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
to trample; to crush underfoot
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
northeastern part; the northeast
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
basking in the sun; sunbathing
to amuse oneself; to make merry
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
bridge (e.g. on a warship)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around