surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
fall; drop; descent; coming down
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
police; police officer; police station
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
door; gate; opening; title page
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
softness; gentleness; weakness
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another