rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
outsider; someone outside of a group
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
valuable article; valuables
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation; to shake with fright; to yield to terror
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
correction; revision; amendment