and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
this and that; one thing or another
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
slope; slanting surface; bevel
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
the whole creation; everything in heaven and earth
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to pierce through; to break through
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
to be hot on a person's heels
time (three times, each time, etc.); times