stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
evening; early night hours
to shine in (light); to illuminate
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to strangle; to constrict
trembling from fear; trembling all over
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
fort; stronghold; fortification
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
topographic map; elevation map
to keep in mind; to memorize
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
bashful; shameful; ashamed
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
speculation; thinking; meditation
shameless; shameless person