to check; to stop; to keep back
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
how many people; a number of people
to subsist; to keep on living
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
earnestly; immediately; exactly
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
other than; excluding; without
order; command; directions; instructions
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to crack; to develop a crack
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
rather; sooner; preferably
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
the same generation; coeval
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to frolic about; to mess around
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
innocent; blameless; guiltless
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover