mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to grimace; to make a wry face
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
by all means; by all costs
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
remaining years (of one's life)
horizon (related to bodies of water)
one or two; a few; small number
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
one by one; in detail; minutely
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
speed of a boat; draft; draught
facing north; northern exposure
to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate
escaping from prison; jailbreak
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer