scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
had better ...; had better not ...
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to torment; to torture; to harass
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to step firmly; to harden by treading
ten; 10; ten years of age
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
tool; implement; means; furniture
many; much; plenty; hardly
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide