equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to check; to stop; to keep back
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
either way; in any case; one way or another
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
three persons; three parties
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly