to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
with a single blow; with one stroke
to stiffen; to become stiff
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
like that; that way; thus
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
smelling of earth; rustic
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
voice quality; type of voice
odds and ends; all; every
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
confused; flustered; at a loss
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
recovery; rescue; recapture
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
pardon me for leaving (first)