wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
terrain; geographical features; topography
plants and animals; flora and fauna
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
healthy; sound; wholesome
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
blur; blurred; indistinct
innermost depths of one's heart
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
at the mercy of (something or someone)
to join forces; to cooperate
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
way of solving (a problem); solution