... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
matter of time; question of time
death from cold; freezing to death
death by suffocation; death by choking
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
degree of relative priority
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
please (give me); please (do for me)
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
fast-talking; rapid talking
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to give off a stench; to stink
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)