to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
to step forward; to volunteer
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
moving tale; impressive tale
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)