several years; a few years
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to mishear; to fail to catch; to miss (the chance to hear)
success or failure; outcome; result
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
that is to say; so that means
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
different opinion; objection
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
casualties; the killed and wounded
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
maintenance; preservation; improvement
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use