to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
weightlessness; zero gravity
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
speaking voice; talking voice
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
one cause; one reason; one factor
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
opinion; point of view; visual point
incident; affair; happening; event
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
suddenly; all of a sudden
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up