plastic bag; polyethylene bag
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
with a momentary flash of light
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
danger; peril; hazard; risk
surely; certainly; without doubt
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
wounded person; injured person
serious look (on one's face); straight face
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)