assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to lose sight of; to miss
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
then; and (then); in that case; if so
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
(the two persons' sides) being evenly matched in ability
to be itching to put one's skills to use
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
midwinter; dead of winter
body; physique; build; stature
contours of one's body; figure
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
melting; fusion; liquefaction
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to fire into; to shoot into
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
running as fast as one can
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
diamond dust; ice crystals
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)
same sort; same kind; same genus; homologous; congeneric
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive