stronghold; citadel; headquarters
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
troubled face; worried expression
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
trial product; prototype model
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to wash away; to rinse off
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to mark the end; to spell the end
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
curse; spell; malediction
ten to one; nine cases out of ten
zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
aluminium sash (aluminum) (i.e. window frame)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to dry up completely; to become stale
night air; stillness of night; cool evening