bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
disorder; chaos; confusion
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
near; nearby; not far off
behind; in the rear; in back
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
something; some kind of; for some reason
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
marshland; wetland; swampland
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
horse tack; horse gear; harness
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
single word; a few words; brief comment
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
protection against (flying) mud; mudguard; mudflap; fender (of a car); wing
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
bygones; the past; past event
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for