to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
have a pain in one's chest
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
spot; point; place; position
small hill; low hill; hillock
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
commander; commanding officer; CO
(on) horseback; riding a horse
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
good news; happy news; glad tidings
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint