rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
carving; engraving; sculpture
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
place to die; place of death
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
about this time; about now
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
eight (long cylindrical things)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using