to rank with; to rank among
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to stare back (at); to glare back
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
curved; forming the shape of an arch
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
original intention; initial resolution
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to gain strength; to have energy
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
to be born; to come into the world
hey there; I say; see here
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
heading; headline; index; headword
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality