quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
nervousness; oversensitivity
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to thrust away; to send flying
running as fast as one can
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
that day; the very same day
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to talk to oneself; to mutter
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail