to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
pain relief; killing pain
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
than; other than; except; but
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
area of holiday homes; area of villas
desperately; for one's dear life
to grimace; to make a wry face
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to stand firm; to hold out
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling