ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to attack; to assault; to assail
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to surge; to well up; to gush out
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to like; to love; to be fond of
(very) selfish; self-centered; self-centred; without consulting anybody (else)
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
the opposite direction; the other way
group; bunch; crowd; group
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
slagheap; slag heap; pile of coal waste
site; point on a map; spot
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big