to reason; to sum up; to conclude
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
influence (on someone); inspiration
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
of course; certainly; naturally
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
totally willing; fully motivated
to fight against; to oppose; to face
fresh wound; fresh bruise
while moving; on the move
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
consequently; as a result
bygones; the past; past event
proper; right; reasonable
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
running away; escaping on foot
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to let out a cry; to shout
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to die down (of a fire); to be brought under control; to decline; to wane; to fall off