ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
regret; repentance; remorse
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
somehow; for some reason or other
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to step firmly; to harden by treading
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words