to take a breath; to take a short rest
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
cripple; disabled person; invalid
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
scenery; scene; landscape
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
to straighten up; to sit upright
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to rank next to; to come after
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to stiffen; to become stiff
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
severe wound; serious wound; gash
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck