to be excited; to be elated
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
trembling or quavering voice
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition
do-or-die game; crucial contest
to give up searching (for someone or something)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
bank; weir; embankment; levee
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
hand luggage; hand baggage
to start slowly; to lag behind
weighing anchor; setting sail
adductor muscle; adductor muscle of a bivalve (e.g. scallop, etc.)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
with a momentary flash of light
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
iron (steel) wire; Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
steady advance; carrying all before one
armoured vehicle; armored vehicle
short and stout; small but wide around
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple