tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
instant; moment; for an instant
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
in one's own way or style
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
again; once more; a second time
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to tighten; to press hard
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause