getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
evening cool; cool of the evening
to stiffen; to become stiff
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to follow the sense; to understand the meaning of
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
hair on the back of one's head
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
fast-talking; rapid talking