wintertime; winter season
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
large number (of); many; majority
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
every place; various places
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
to escape from; to get out
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
whole nation; whole land; whole country
the whole area; all areas
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
trusting too much; overestimating ability
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding