Vocabulary

to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage

to turn a somersault

to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to screw up

to be twisted

to stagger; to stumble

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

to hurry (someone to do); to hasten; to urge; to press; to rush

to hurry; to rush

to despise; to belittle; to look down on

to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through

to reason; to sum up; to conclude

to be built up; to be crowded with houses

to make a speech; to address

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

to cross (each other); to pass (each other)

to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

to get narrower; to contract

to close (of flowers); to shut

to start something

to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to leave; to depart

to hold; to maintain

to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in

to do someone in; to bump someone off

to seize; to capture; to arrest

to become autumnal

to congratulate; to celebrate

to help; to save; to rescue

to invite in; to show someone in

to shine brilliantly

to smile (at); to grin (at)

to weave up into fabric

to eat

to lie down; to throw oneself down

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

to blow snow violently

to make (something)

to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset

to have orderly plans; to be systematic

to run out (e.g. of the room)

to know (someone)