to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
with a start; with a jump
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
question; inquiry; enquiry
to throw at; to turn; to raise
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
murder; homicide; manslaughter
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
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.)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
inside one's heart; in one's mind
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame