vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
right beside; close to; nearby
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
a few seconds; several seconds
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
at the window; by the window; next to the window
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
river; stream; River; the ... river
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
just past noon; afternoon
plainclothes police officer; plain-clothes detective
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
(police) detective; criminal matter
home area; home town; local
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily