pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
clanging; empty; deserted
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
surrounding at a distance
ordinary citizen; the general public
town; city; municipal; urban
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
gliding (through the air)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
casual speech; peer language; informal language
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)