rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to spread; to be propagated
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
break (from work, etc.); recess
again; once more; a second time
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
some people; a few people; several people
to dry up completely; to become stale
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
genuine article; real thing; real deal
(medical) doctor; physician
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to claim victims; to leave casualties
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
no matter how much time passes
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
wide turn; detour; the long way around
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so