styptic; stopping of bleeding
charred; burnt black; scorched black
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
charcoal; charred remains
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
region; limits; stage; level
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
comfort; consolation; diversion
had better ...; may as well ...
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to push down; to knock down
running away; escaping on foot
as before; as ever; as it was originally
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to get angry; to lose one's temper
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to