to be bewildered; to be perplexed
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
at the last moment; this late in the game
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
passage; path; route; one's way
what's what; heads or tails
no!; no no!; no, not at all
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
such; like that; that sort of; very
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
considerably; greatly; a lot
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
training; drill; practice; discipline
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
leader of a charge; first to arrive
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
Mollis (Switzerland); Morris (Canada); Maurice; Morice; Moris; Morrice
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
everybody; every last one of them; all
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
function; facility; faculty; feature
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
several minutes; a few minutes
to scatter away; to vanish
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
unqualified; without qualifications