opening; gap; dried and opened fish
fifth day of the month; five days
description; describing; depicting
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
military forces; hosts; troops
8000; eight thousand; many
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
scattered; separated; dispersed
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
moving; touching; stirring
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
influenced (by); under an influence
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
influence; clout; leverage
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming