miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to give directions; to issue instructions
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
instead; but (on the other hand)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
street at night; making a night journey
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to shoot a person to death
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to put one's strength into
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
dumbfounded; in mute amazement