shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
rampancy; prevalence; domination
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
alternately; by turns; one after the other
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
drop (e.g. of water); drip
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
accurate; correct; precise; exact
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device