impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
narrow; thin (sized); slender
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
distortion; falsification; perversion
will not do; do not; does not
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
court lady; lady-in-waiting
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be