to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
being startled; getting a shock
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
suffix for familiar person
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
either way; in any case; one way or another