coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide