encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to revere; to respect; to worship
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
armed forces; military; troops
to be manageable; to be able to handle
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
for the present; for the time being
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to lose sight of; to miss
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
opposite bank; farther shore
meaning; significance; sense
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
serious; severe; grave; acute
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way