to throw oneself (into an activity)
for use by children; for children
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to stay calm; to keep cool
to sniff out; to get wind of
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
proper; respectable; decent; honest
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to become decrepit; to become senile
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
stepping back; drawing back
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
spinal fluid; cerebrospinal fluid; brains; intelligence
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
real bullet; live ammunition; live round; money (for bribery); cash
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
directly under; falling perpendicularly
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through