noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
cannot understand; doesn't make sense; unconvincing; hard to swallow; doesn't ring true
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to encamp; to take up positions
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
these guys; these fellows
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
to send or direct a person to
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to pierce through; to break through
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear