to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
police cell; place of detention; jail
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
routine work; everyday work
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
document; official papers
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
personage; person (deserving of respect)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
approximate age; age range
same generation; one's generation
secretary (government); director; chief
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic