futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
frail; flimsy; insubstantial; insignificant; lacking gravitas
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
why; how; for what reason
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to read to the end; to read through; to read from cover to cover
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to triumph; to be elated with success
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
the last moment; the very end
choice; selection; option
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to put into effect; to put into practice