certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
inexpert or untrained eyes
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
unusual; serious; incomparable
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
though; notwithstanding; although
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to throw at; to turn; to raise
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
greeting; a fine thing to say
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
willpower; energy; vitality
whispering; murmuring; subdued