to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
other side; opposite side; other party
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to take away; to carry away
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to be able to manage somehow or other