one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
change; alteration; modification
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
just because; even if; even though
willpower; energy; vitality
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
time; season; period; phase; stage
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
being dotted with; being scattered
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
quite right; indeed; truly; well said
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
grasp; catch; understanding
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)