sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to lean against; to set against
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; and whatnot; and the rest
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
dancing or jumping for joy
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to get one's head around; to think about
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
several people; a few people
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
control; check; restraint; inhibition
every person; each one; everybody
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to surround; to crowd around
to crouch; to squat; to cower
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer