to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
3000; three thousand; many
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
armed forces; military; troops
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to shout (in anger); to yell
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...