blood;  blood;  ancestry;  (the) blood;  feelings
 to be scorched into;  to be seared into;  to make a strong impression;  to be etched in (one's memory)
 rope;  cord;  policeman's rope
 to tie;  to restrain;  to confine;  to bind;  to fasten
 courage;  bravery;  valour;  valor;  nerve;  boldness
 illness;  disease;  bad habit;  weakness;  fault
 to freeze (from fear, etc.);  to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise);  to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.);  to cower;  to shrink in on oneself
 dangerous;  in danger;  facing imminent danger;  precarious (situation);  perilous (state, balance, etc.);  in doubt
 to drop;  to let fall;  to omit
 no matter what it takes;  by any means necessary;  at all costs;  by hook or by crook
 it is not possible (to, that);  there is no such thing as
 impossible;  unlikely;  improbable
 good;  excellent;  fine;  nice;  pleasant;  agreeable
 to get blurred;  to get hoarse;  to get husky;  to graze;  to scrape
 finally;  at last;  barely;  narrowly;  gradually;  little by little
 to crowd out;  to push out;  to start together;  to set out en masse;  to highlight;  to draw attention to
 easily;  readily;  quickly;  lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.);  plainly;  simply
 empty;  void;  vain;  fruitless;  lifeless
 being in tune (with each other);  being on the same wavelength;  being leaked (of information, secrets, etc.);  (passing through) without hindrance;  unobstructed
 needle;  pin;  hook;  stinger;  thorn;  hand (e.g. clock, etc.);  pointer
 to mark the passage of time;  to let (feel) time pass
 certain;  sure;  definite;  reliable;  sound;  solid
 whole life;  a lifetime;  all through life;  (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
 to understand from experience
 blink (of eyes);  wink;  twinkling (of stars);  flicker (of light);  blink (of light)
 as if ...;  as if to say ...;  as though ...
 counter for occurrences;  a time;  an instance;  inning (baseball);  round;  episode;  chapter
 dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.);  letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.);  character board
 to follow with one's gaze;  to follow with the eyes
 congestion (with blood);  hyperemia;  hyperaemia
 to have a cramp;  to twitch;  to stiffen (of a face, expression);  to freeze;  to shrink (of skin, due to a scar);  to tauten
 small;  fine;  minute;  minor;  trivial;  sensitive
 still;  yet;  more;  still more;  as ...;  like ...
 to jump up;  to start up;  to leap to one's feet;  to fly away;  to take off
 though;  notwithstanding;  although
 to descend;  to go down;  to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.);  to pass (of time);  to surrender;  to capitulate;  to be less than
 to recognise;  to recognize;  to know by sight;  to become acquainted with
 praiseworthy;  commendable;  laudable;  strange (person);  weird;  odd