threat; intimidation; menace
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
medical book; medical journal
personal (employee); employed; retained
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
main cause; primary factor
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector