sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
head start; initiative; preemption
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
on the occasion of; at the time of
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
hard or crushing blow; severe attack
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
when it comes to; concerning
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
probability; likelihood; chances
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
final; eventual; ultimate
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
such; this sort of; like this
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
remembrance; recollection; recognition
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing