nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
both; both sides; both parties
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
criminal nature; criminality
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
low table; table with very short legs
mail; postal matter; postal item
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
public peace; public safety; public security; security police
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
attractive face and figure
clearheadedness; sharpness of mind
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle