before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
one eye; one of one's eyes
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to trample flat; to beat a path
two times; twice; two degrees
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
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 pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to give by tossing or throwing
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
straight; as the crow flies
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
vitality; (one's) life force
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to fly apart; to tower over; to be out of the ordinary
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
moron; idiot; stupid person