fast approach; quick intimacy
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
puddle of blood; pool of blood
with a start; with a jump
end of life; death; breathing one's last
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
terrain; geographical features; topography
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
the last moment; the very end
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
big snake; (large) serpent
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)