covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
matter of time; question of time
excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.); going over
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
no way to do; nothing can be done
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
to increase; to add to; to augment
to watch steadily; to stare
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
prospects of victory; chances of success
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
near oneself; close to one; familiar
being too late; losing one's final chance
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently