taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
spot; point; place; position
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to shove in; to push in; to force in
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to