to get someone to say; to make someone say
to hide; to keep to oneself
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
reopening; resumption; restarting
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
go that far; to that extent
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
literally; to the letter; literal
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
several times; once or twice
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
coincident with; while; simultaneously
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to rock; to shake; to swing
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to