waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
how long; how much; to what extent
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to be worried; to be troubled
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
with all one's strength; with all one's might
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
dull sound; muffled sound
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
scattering (in all directions)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
the other day; a few days ago
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties