one's physical safety; personal security
to throw at; to turn; to raise
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
military shoes; combat boots
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
inside; interior; inner part
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to jump upon (a moving object)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
crisis in a battle; death
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
very loose; slowly; leisurely
snakelike; snaky; serpentine