some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
with a bang (clash, bump)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
when it becomes; when it comes to
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time