thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
intimacy; affection; familiarity
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to find fault with; to question
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to follow; to conform; to apply to
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
ahead; before; the future
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to project; to stick out; to stand out
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
difficult to ...; hard to ...
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)