firmly (grasped); latched onto; locked onto
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
as of the end of (today, this month, etc.); to make (today, etc.) the last (day)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
outside world; physical world
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
probing (into); digging (into); prying (into); excavation; digging
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
true character; true heart; true spirit
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"