to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to squeeze; to bind; to wring; to screw in (e.g. a bulb)
big snake; (large) serpent
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to need; to demand; to take; to require
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
source of information; intelligence source; message source
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
retention; maintenance; preservation
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice