to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
covered wagon; prairie schooner
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
back street; back alley; off-street
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
beyond that point; after that
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
gazing at (in wonderment)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to rush over; to run up to
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
manner of using one's hands
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
(another's) daughter; young lady
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
speech; expression; wording; language
sardonic laugh; scornful smile
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate