to hear a rumor; to get wind of
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
as far as the eye can see
heaps of corpses all around
outward appearance; looks
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
river; stream; River; the ... river
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
colour; color; hue; tints
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
to stop (plug) one's ears
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
just one person; only one
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing