nonchalant air; unruffled air
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to take command; to give direction
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
extermination; annihilation
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
even though; despite; when
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
Sheffield (Britain); Shefield
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
very great; enormous; serious
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
military forces; hosts; troops
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to say; to tell; to state; to do
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
not yet known; unknown; strange
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
such; like that; in that way
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
preservation; retainment; keeping
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
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