early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
bone marrow; medulla; heart's core; depths of one's heart; main point; vital part
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
price; cost; value; worth; value
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
moment by moment; hour by hour
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to knock down; to bring down
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
direction of travel; direction of movement
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
decayed leaves; russet; tawny; yellow-brown
to lose one's footing; to slip
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
way out; means to escape; escape route
opposite bank; farther shore