to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to thrust before; to thrust at
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
serious wound; serious injury
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
forcibly; against one's will
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
killing and wounding; bloodshed
to distract one's attention
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to work hard; to work diligently
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
alone; unaided; away from home
front; frontage; facade; main
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife