convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
violent emotion; passion; fury
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
commander; commanding officer; CO
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
commander; general; leader
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to get one's breath back; to calm down
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
site; point on a map; spot
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
one's assessment of the situation
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
one's first campaign; one's first battle
to wet one's pants; to wet oneself
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
uncle (older than one's parent)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach