thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to gather strength; to take heart
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
military forces; hosts; troops
explosive increase; rising dramatically; shooting up
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
dated; date; fixed; external
to call again; to call someone back
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
support; backing; aid; assistance
being on the ropes; losing ground
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to be settled; to be brought to an end
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to take a breath; to take a short rest
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
thud thud (esp. footsteps); clump clump
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
immediately; right away; on the spot
to be enraged; to flip out
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to be too late; to be too slow
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to stare back (at); to glare back
to shed light; to cast light
based on; on the basis of
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
surrounding at a distance