to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
blow; hit (on the body); beating
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
just above; right overhead
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
that is to say; so that means
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
one tablet; one pill; tray; salver
sleeping pill; sleep medication
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
I've got to be going; I must go
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to be smeared; to be covered
to bring back; to restore
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally