to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
surrounding at a distance
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
guard; sentinel; garrison
dozens; scores of; decades
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
moving about; stirring about
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
with a friendly grin; smilingly
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to speak; to say; to vocalize
early on; earlier on; from early
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
paper strip (around parcels, banknotes, etc.)