to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
comparatively; relatively
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
how long; how far; how much
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
with these words; while saying
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
although I say; although one might say; although called
ancient times; prehistoric times
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to get hungry; to become hungry
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
passing through without stopping; passing by
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion