to stroke down; to smooth down
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
in succession; one by one
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
by means of; due to; because of; according to
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to force open; to push open
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
story; tale; talk; discussion
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to surround; to crowd around
police officer; policeman; constable
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
dispersal; scattering; discrete
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank