to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to keep standing; to stand motionless
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to run around; to bustle about
clanging; empty; deserted
bedside; near one's pillow
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
as a child; when one was a child
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
blooming late; flowering late; late-flowering plant; late-blooming species (of plant); being a late bloomer (of an athlete, author, etc.)
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
one of these days; someday; one day
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)