flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
acceleration; speeding up
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
front; frontage; facade; main
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
hard worker; hardworking person
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
superb view; picturesque scenery
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
clearing one's throat; cough
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise