ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
snake; serpent; large snake
spell; curse; incantation
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
dozens; scores of; decades
falling rocks; fallen rocks
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
left side; left-hand side
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
to slide down (snow, etc.)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
quick and decisive; fast and daring
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
to mistake (A for B); to misread
avalanche of earth and rocks
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
aluminium can; aluminum can
taxpayers' (precious) money; hard-earned tax money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
written explanation; written apology
document; official papers
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen