tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
the other day; a few days ago
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
very young; little; childish; immature
you could say; you might say; verging on the
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
management; administration; operation
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
odds and ends; all; every
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
short distance; close range
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
to pass each other; to cross paths
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to throw oneself (into an activity)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
again and again; repeatedly
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to dye; to colour; to color
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
handrail; railing; banister
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash