to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
body and soul; mind and body
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
true character; true heart; true spirit
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
contrary to one's expectations
second (unit of time); arc second
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
already; now; no longer; not any more
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
to take someone's life; to kill someone
don't you think?; indicates question
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
with a start; with a jump
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
region; limits; stage; level
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; freely; unreservedly; fully