to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
transactions; dealings; business
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to sniff out; to get wind of
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
by sheer strength; by brute force
(brute) force; using all one's might
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
school building; schoolhouse
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
guard; security (officer); guardsman
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
cannot be compared with; no match for
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate