cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
hostility; antagonism; opposition
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
as if it weren't already enough; to an extreme degree; to excess; more than enough
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
change; alteration; modification
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to ascend; to go up; to climb
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
another; different; something else
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd