somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
ingredient; component; composition
authenticity; credibility
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
talk; dialogue; conversation
to surround; to crowd around
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to pluck (usually from a tree); to pick (e.g. apples)
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
prudence; discretion; thought
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
enough is enough; no further!
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
call; summons; convening; convocation
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
one's person; around one's person
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to correct oneself; to restate