bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
timewise; temporal; chronal
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(find) common (meeting) ground
favorite; favourite; habitually used
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
war situation; progress of a battle
exactly as stated; verbatim
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
battlefield; battleground
to step forward; to volunteer
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition