screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
since when; from when; how long
armed forces; military; troops
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
pride; boast; credit (to)
to hold fast; to protect to the end
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
nesting hole; burrow; den
though; notwithstanding; although
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
indiscriminately; giving no heed to
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to find out; to discover; to locate
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
son of a bitch; piece of shit
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
while; during (the time when)
in one's own way or style
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to