to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
both; both sides; both parties
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
siblings; brothers and sisters
to approach; to draw near
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
rope; cord; policeman's rope
instead; but (on the other hand)
behind; in the rear; in back
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
convenient; handy; useful
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
explosive; blasting powder
power; might; authority; influence
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
ten; 10; ten years of age
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
at first; in the beginning; originally
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion