to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
close to the wall; alongside the wall
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to speak; to hear a voice
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
partly open; in half bloom
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
though; notwithstanding; although
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
proposal; proposition; suggestion
just because; even if; even though
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up