to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
scenery; scene; landscape
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
dividing into four; quartering
anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
phantom; vision; illusion
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to jest; to clown (around)
children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
busybody; meddler; nosey parker
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
to do together; to share; to participate in
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
as stated; verbatim; literally