thereupon; shortly thereafter
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
perception; sensation; awareness
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
enough is enough; no further!
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
tingling (with pain or numbness); throbbing; stinging; buzzing; chirring; chirping (of insects)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
running as fast as one can
uphill task; difficult undertaking (project)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
one swift effort; rush through one's work; fast-talking, writing, etc.
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
at that time; in those days
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking