gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
note (letter) left behind; will
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
audience (with someone of high standing)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
shaving; planing; cutting; shavings; flakes
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
very loud volume; megavolume
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
rebellious spirit; defiant attitude
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
head start; initiative; preemption
letting (someone) die without helping
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
(brute) force; using all one's might
one night; all night; overnight; one evening