to call a person's attention (to)
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to become locked; to lock
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
hidden room; secret chamber
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
(carved) statue; sculpture
to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
grotesque; disgusting; gross
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)