to fall flat; to fall face down
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
the very best; excellent; superb
as hoped for; as expected
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
respect and affection; love and respect
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to be damaged; to receive damage
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
town; city; municipal; urban
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
tall figure; high stature
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
powerful person; influential person
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to all be in attendance (at a meeting, etc.); to all gather together
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
plural; multiple; plural (number)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)