tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to jar; to creak; to grate
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to freeze; to refrigerate
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
heart; guts; nerve; central part
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud