with a start; with a jump
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to become muddy; to become slushy
slope; slanting surface; bevel
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
to ascend; to go up; to climb
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to hypnotize; to hypnotise
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to collect; to assemble; to gather
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space