silence; stillness; quietness
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
such ... as; or some such
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
height (of a person); stature
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
(state) apparatus authorized to use violence (e.g. military, police); instrument of violence
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
arrest; apprehension; capture
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.