instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to tighten; to press hard
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
grip (of hand); grip strength
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
while running; while moving; in motion
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
offender; criminal; culprit
semi-transparent; translucent
scenery; scene; landscape
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
living thing; living creature; animal; life
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily