getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
spine; backbone; spinal column
internal organs; viscera; intestines
place to die; place of death
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to collapse into; to flop onto
how dare ...; how could ...
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
looks; personal appearance; features
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
end; tip; extremities; terminal
grudge; complaint; reproach
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
deep-seated grudge; hatred
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
empty-handed; barehanded; unarmed
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to spring at; to leap upon
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
in accordance with; according to
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
flight; desertion; escape
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground