snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
tradition; legend; folklore
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to square one's shoulders
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to run about trying to escape
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
superior; superiors; senior
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to push aside; to push one's way through
massing (of troops); gathering
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
moron; idiot; stupid person