hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to speak; to hear a voice
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
good feeling; feeling good
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
pitch dark; total darkness
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
light blue; pale blue; aqua
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable