to shake; to sway; to waver
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to set (sun); to become dark
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to begin to walk; to set out
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
fast-talking; rapid talking
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
remembrance; recollection; recognition
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to play dumb; to feign innocence
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
woman; female; feminine gender