inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
all times and places; all ages and countries
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
southern part; the south (of a region)
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
near; close by; within reach; familiar
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to encamp; to take up positions
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
grease; animal fat; tallow
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
curved; forming the shape of an arch
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing