sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
by myself; in person; by oneself
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to rush over; to run up to
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
number one; first; best; most; game; round
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
front kick (esp. martial arts)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
temple (building); temple (side of head)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
these guys; these fellows