to pay attention; to be watchful
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to stop walking; to pause
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
vacant house; unoccupied house
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
scattering (in all directions)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to fly around; to scatter
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)