to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
quiet; still; surreptitious
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
shop; small store; business; firm
silence; stillness; quietness
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
lying face down; upside down; prone
gesture; sign; hand signal
to apologize; to apologise
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
identifiable; personalized
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
connections; contacts; influence