nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to roll about; to writhe about
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
celebration; congratulations
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
suddenly; all of a sudden
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
link; directory entry; rink
most of all; extremely; supremely
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
town; city; municipal; urban
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
hives; nettle rash; urticaria
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
the same; the said; likewise
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off