elopement; running away with a lover
entreaty; supplication; petition
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to be worried; to be troubled
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
by sheer strength; by brute force
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
both hands; both arms; ten
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)