(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
adherence; sticking (to); fixation
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
right side; right-hand side
to be damaged; to receive damage
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
(opening of a) wound; cut
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
last ray of hope; only hope
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
piece of meat; cut of meat
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
silence (not speaking); muteness
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar