cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
fleshing out (e.g. a plan); giving substance to; modeling; modelling
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
like that; that way; thus
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
military shoes; combat boots
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
commissioned officer; military officer
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
retiring from military service
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit