to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
there is nothing; having nothing
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to affect; to impact; to influence
to become familiar (to one's ears)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to be helpful; to be useful
handrail; railing; banister
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
border patrol; border guard; border guards
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to increase; to add to; to augment
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
watchful waiting; careful supervision
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)