search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
passing through; through passage
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to crouch; to squat; to cower
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
end; close; finish; termination
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
even though; despite; when
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
whole face; all over one's face
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered