soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
quite; utterly; really; completely
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to examine someone's expression
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
threat; intimidation; menace
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
priority; order of precedence
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
act of mercy; helping another person
personal; individual; private
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat