to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
fear; dread; fright; willies
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
in swarms; in throngs; in droves; in hordes
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
ordinary citizen; the general public
general mobilization; general mobilisation
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to be needed; to be wanted
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
rotten smell; putrid odor
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work