through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
gradually; slowly but steadily
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
short pause; short interval
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to push back; to press back; to force back
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee