shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
safety zone; traffic island
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
sliding down (a slope, mountainside); slipping down
to fire into; to shoot into
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
to raise one's voice; to shout
mass of rock; rock lump; block
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
the gods of heaven and earth
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
front; frontage; facade; main
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
chain; series; connection; linkage
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to live; to reside; to inhabit
the same rank; equality; apposition
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
physical work; manual labour (labor)
both (people); the two of them
all right; very well; okay; I got it
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
firmly; solidly; heartily
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying