flash (of light); glint; schiller
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
how much; how many; to what extent
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
scene; spectacle; sight; view
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to be dampened (of one's enthusiasm, enjoyment, etc.); to be reduced; to be weakened; to be spoiled
direction of travel; direction of movement
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
scattered; separated; dispersed
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast