to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to become clear; to be made public
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to shake off; to throw off
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
last scene (of a film, play, etc.); final scene; closing scene
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to try to do; to attempt to do
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block