meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
suddenly; all of a sudden
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
to die; to ascend to heaven
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
decoration; ornament; trimmings
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
to become desperate; to give way to despair
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
telephone call; telephone (device)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)