vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to subsist; to keep on living
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to keep standing; to stand motionless
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
finishing blow; coup de grâce
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
end of life; death; breathing one's last
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down