assuming that ...; supposing that ...
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
towering; astonishingly high
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to sit down; to take a seat
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to throw at; to turn; to raise
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
in comparison to; rather than
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
impassioned speech; fervent speech
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
actual profit; practical use; benefit
preference; priority; precedence
tone (of voice); manner of talking
correction; revision; amendment
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
regret; repentance; remorse
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink