shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
noisy; confused; uproarious
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
chilly; unpleasantly cold
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
like a part of the family
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to become red; to redden; to blush
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
fairly long period of time; (arch.) four-hour period
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to be exhausted; to be worn out
wounded person; injured person
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
Everyone is safe (all right)
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
injured person; wounded person; casualty
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
a considerable number; a fair number
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up