to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
to be consistent; to be coherent
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
separate; scattered; apart
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
stepwise; one step at a time
outward appearance; apparent
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to encamp; to take up positions
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
to stare back at; to look back at
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
(not so) much; (not) very
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception