restoration; repair; mending
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
expression; look; countenance; face
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to make an appeal; to urge
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
black fly (any insect of family Simuliidae); gnat
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline