whichever one chooses; either way
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
trial; judgement; judgment
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
government; administration
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to escape death; to be saved from death
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression
ten; 10; ten years of age
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to fall onto; to happen; to befall