to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to say; to be called; to do
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
calamity; disaster; accident
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
for example; for instance; e.g.
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
powerful army; strengthening of the military
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
limbs; arms and legs; body
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)