to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
by sheer strength; by brute force
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to maintain; to continue to have
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
from here; from this place
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
homeless; homeless person
to settle (in a place); to settle down
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to shed light; to cast light
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
manner of using one's hands
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to boil strongly; to be excited
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
possible; conceivable; likely; probable