to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to freeze; to freeze over
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood; to turn red
from outside; from the side
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
secret; private; surreptitious
special training; intensive training; crash course
global scale; worldwide scale
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
poop; poo; faeces; crap; trash; garbage
feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
life and death; life or death; life and death (of a group of stones)
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
still; even now; to this day
diligent; absorbed (in something)
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
anything and everything; just about everything
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing