to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
secrecy; highly classified information
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
independent action; acting alone
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
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
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
only; merely; but; no more than
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to