(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
memory; sense; experience
to whine; to make feeble complaints
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
just above; right overhead
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
on the occasion of; at the time of
carelessly; inattentively
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
each house; every house; many houses
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view