one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
using all one's strength; using all one's might
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
a few seconds; several seconds
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
three; three years of age
to arrive; to come to pass
things to note; matters that require attention; important points; considerations; precautions; suggestions
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many