almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
left breast; left side of the chest
bristle; seta; stiff hair; coarse hair
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
scattered; separated; dispersed
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
amount of light; quantity of light
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
to talk; to chat; to chatter
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
how can (one) do something
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
proper; respectable; decent; honest
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to be sooty; to be stained
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
expression; look; countenance; face
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure