preservation; conservation; maintenance; integrity
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to comb down; to smooth down
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
uncontrollable; irrepressible
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
like this; this sort; this way
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to jar; to creak; to grate
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to take away; to carry off
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to raise one's voice; to shout
after the end (of something)
(being) frail; in frail health; frailty
aircraft fabric covering; buffing wheel; polishing mop
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
such a thing; something like that
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit