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.)
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
something like ...; something called ...
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
it seems so; that's what it looks like
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to step firmly; to harden by treading
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
space; interval; space character; whitespace
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
break in time; interruption; pause
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned