darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to sink (into); to get depressed
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
long ago; already; a long time ago
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
level ground; plain; flatland
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
guidance; leadership; leading the way
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
front; frontage; facade; main
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
normal practice; proper practice
to anticipate; to foresee
beforehand; in advance; previously
terrain; geographical features; topography
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
nothing but; none other than
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation