town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to make an appearance; to show up
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
moving about; stirring about
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
ritual; religious service; festival
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
deed; act; work; performance
first of all; first thing
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
shout of victory; cry of triumph
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to shut in; to confine; to contain
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy