to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
very young; little; childish; immature
(arch.) girl; (arch.) young (unmarried) woman; (grown) woman; lady; (someone else's) wife
to make a speech; to address
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
at once; immediately; right now
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
explosion; rupture; break off
(social) position; status
to put one's strength into
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
those (near the second person)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it