dozens; scores of; decades
reaching; attaining; arrival
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to encamp; to take up positions
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to become vulgar; to coarsen
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to throw away; to abandon
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
direct unforked road; straight path
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out