Vocabulary

to get information; to find out; to get wind of

to put (oneself) forward; to risk (one's life); to volunteer (bravely)

to put (oneself) forward; to risk (one's life); to volunteer (bravely)

to penetrate; to pervade; to spread

to grieve; to lament; to deplore

to grieve; to lament; to deplore

to dive (into or under water)

to hold in one's mouth

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to munch; to crunch

to twist; to screw; to wrench

to stagnate

to resound; to reverberate

to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

to be able to drink

to turn up (one's face)

to tell (a person's) fortune; to divine

to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself

to intrude; to butt in; to meddle

to hint; to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise

to lie down (in bed); to take to one's bed

to clear up; to become cloudless

to take upon oneself; to pull (something) over one's head

to bundle; to tie up

to be rustic; to be countrified; to have a rural feel

to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of

to break off (mid-sentence); to stop (saying)

to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool

to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour)

to warm over

to brighten; to grow light

to cut (out); to notch

to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle

to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down

to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated

to be called out

to be good (at); to go well

to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think

to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit