preparation; arrangements
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
function; facility; faculty; feature
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to slide down (snow, etc.)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
destruction; collapse; crumbling
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
explosive; blasting powder
as far as the eye can see
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
cowardly; spineless; weak-willed; fainthearted
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
simmering; (boiling) gently