investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
distinctive; characteristic
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
continuation; succession; series; continuous
in order; in turn; one by one
prescription (of medicine); formula
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
nurse (male or female); personal care attendant
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being