to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
shyness; bashfulness; shame
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to collapse into; to flop onto
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
adds force or indicates command
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
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.)
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to change completely; to change suddenly
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
meeting; greeting; welcome
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
at first; in the beginning; originally
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to