eight (long cylindrical things)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
snake; serpent; large snake
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
hand used like a sword in striking
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
pistol; handgun; revolver
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
again; once more; a second time
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
power; might; authority; influence
to freeze; to freeze over
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
penalty; sentence; punishment
dozens; scores of; decades
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place