to be too late; to be too slow
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
the whole city; all the cities; every city
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
(arch.) to spin; (arch.) to revolve; to be dizzy; to feel faint; to bustle about
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
wandering; rambling; roaming
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
table of contents; contents
100,000; hundred thousand
farce; burlesque; low comedy
still; as yet; as it has been
second division; secondary division
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
in swarms; in throngs; in droves; in hordes
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
(ammunition) cartridge; shell case
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
an excuse; however; nonetheless
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly