stepping back; drawing back
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
reading aloud; recitation
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to be pulled in (fish); to be landed
to get high (on drugs); to trip; to slur one's words (as a result of taking sleeping pills, etc.); to lose one's wits (due to lack of sleep, etc.); to space out
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
name; given name; first name
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
odds and ends; all; every
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to finish reading; to read through
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive