to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
called; known as; that; to say
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
troubled face; worried expression
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
approval; acceptance; toleration
to be kind to; to treat kindly
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
without cause; without reason
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to increase; to add to; to augment
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to spend time (on doing something)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
this (battle)ship; aforementioned ship