wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
(right at the) side; just beside
to let out a cry; to break forth
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
visual hallucination; vision
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to blow off; to be blown off
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly