to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
breath; breathing; tone; mood
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
station; office; guardroom
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to lose one's footing; to slip
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck