tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
protest; refutation; pleading
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
third day of the month; three days
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
on bad terms; at loggerheads
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
and yet; though; when; in spite of
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification