painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to not take seriously; to take lightly
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
virgin consecrated to a deity; shrine maiden; (spiritualistic) medium
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
desperately; for one's dear life
to be found; to be discovered
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed