talking while standing; standing around talking
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
scene; spectacle; sight; view
dozens; scores of; decades
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
three; three years of age
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
several people; a few people
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student