beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
news; word; tidings; omen
settlement; conclusion; summary
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
Beretta (Italian firearm manufacturer)
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
observation; survey; watching
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
how; in what way; how about
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
trivial; not amounting to much
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to