rule; reign; government; governing
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
gold ore; gold deposit; gold mine
to overdo; to do too much
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
hostility; antagonism; opposition
lacking a plan; haphazard
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to cease; to stop; to be over
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
broad; vast; boundless; wide
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
difference between the sexes; sexual difference
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
the study or science of religion; religious studies
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness