shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
possible; likely; probable
to jar; to creak; to grate
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
way of speaking; intimation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
longing for others; wanting company
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
Corinthian order (building style)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
horizon (related to land)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand