to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
jumble; mixture; mess; muddle; disorder; chaos
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
scariest; most frightening
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
carrying (someone) in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
large amount of money; great cost
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
younger half-brother (by a different mother)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
strong person; the strong; the powerful
these guys; these fellows
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
to gather; to collect; to assemble
world; society; people; the public
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
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.)