to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
mental; spiritual; emotional
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
impossible to do (although wants to)
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
troubled face; worried expression
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
operation; functioning; running
inside the encampment; within the camp
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...