book; volume; this; present; main; head
to run about; to rush about
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to be able to manage somehow or another
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
snake; serpent; large snake
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
surroundings; environs; circumference
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
innumerable; countless; numberless
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to crack; to develop a crack
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
even though; despite; when