to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to open (one's eyes) wide
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
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
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
phantom; vision; illusion
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else