(period of) a year; during the era (of)
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
loud (criticism, protest, etc.); noisy; clamorous; boisterous; uproarious; fierce
to trample flat; to beat a path
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
one's own child; one's own children
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
youthful; young; young-looking
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to tumble down; to roll down
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
posture; position; stance
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
immense physical strength
body; physique; build; stature
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation