cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
intercept; interception; counter-attack
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
succeeding; following; trailing; next
strategist; tactician; schemer
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to wet; to moisten; to dampen
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to become excited; to grow lively
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing