curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
cutting pliers; lineman's pliers; combination pliers
electrically powered; electric
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
torture to death; torment to death
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to begin; to set about; to start
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to rule; to govern; to administer
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to become frayed; to become loose
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to fall on one's backside