shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
(overhead) luggage rack (on a train, bus, etc.)
to lean against; to set against
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
leased line; private circuit; private line
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
scale; scope; plan; structure
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
how many people; a number of people
number of persons; personnel
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture