to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
loophole; crenel; gun port; porthole
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to squeeze; to bind; to wring; to screw in (e.g. a bulb)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to jar; to creak; to grate
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary