to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
without oxygen; anaerobic; anoxia; hypoxia
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
desperately; for one's dear life
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
looking on; remaining a spectator
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm