disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
very great; enormous; serious
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
disturbance; riot; mayhem
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
as; because; with; due to
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
only; merely; but; no more than
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to spit out; to eject; to dump
medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical