tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
fast-talking; rapid talking
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
question; inquiry; enquiry
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
speed per second; velocity per second; instant; moment; a few seconds
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just