to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
three; three years of age
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
rising; ascending; climbing
principle; theory; fundamental truth
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to crouch; to squat; to cower
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
the last moment; the very end
(in) the air; midair; sky
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy