hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
nod; inclination of the head
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
as if nothing had happened
several minutes; a few minutes
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
way one walks; one's walk
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to hand over; to surrender
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
endurance; perseverance; patience
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period