serious wound; serious injury
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
research; study; investigation
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
when it becomes; when it comes to
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
is that so?; I see; right; oh
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
woman; female; feminine gender
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error