negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
something like ...; something called ...
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
royal capital; imperial capital
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
as if nothing had happened
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to walk away; to saunter off
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
ringing; throbbing violently
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
moment; brief space of time
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid