desperately; for one's dear life
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
construction; establishment
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
a little; a bit; slightly
business trip; official trip
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to speak; to say; to vocalize
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
(not) a single person; (no) one
reputation; respectability