to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to become settled; to be fixed
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
strike (i.e. industrial action)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
telephone call; telephone (device)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague
difficult to ...; hard to ...
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
goodness; excellence; virtue
the positive and the negative
police drama (television); detective drama
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
an issue being settled; a case being closed