swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
second (unit of time); arc second
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
internal organs; intestines; viscera
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
looking on from afar; being a spectator
such ... as; or some such
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
instant; moment; for an instant
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
weird; disgusting; sickening
to knock down; to send flying
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)