to shed light; to cast light
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
improved version; revised edition; refinement
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
literally; to the letter; literal
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
a few seconds; several seconds
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
furious facial expression
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
secret; private; surreptitious
reinforcement; strengthening
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
door; gate; opening; title page
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
with these words; while saying
to run up to; to rush over
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
power; motive power; three-phase electricity