to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to rise; to erect; to get up
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
place; room; margin; scope
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to order; to command; to appoint
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
by myself; in person; by oneself
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
if you think about it; come to think of it
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide