to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
mockery; derision; ridicule
numb; insensitive (e.g. to pain); apathetic; insensitive; indifferent
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
abusive voice; scolding voice; angry words
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
before the gate; in front of the gate
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
control; check; restraint; inhibition
such; like that; in that way
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
letting (someone) die without helping
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
front tooth; foretooth; incisor
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
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)
body; physical system; (the) person
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
to talk; to chat; to chatter
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold