megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
clear; precise; definite; distinct
venomous snake; poisonous snake
nape (of the neck); nucha
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
offender; criminal; culprit
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
nonchalantly; without a care
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to cover fully; to wrap around
thought; consideration; thinking
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to gather; to collect; to assemble