lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
acceleration; speeding up
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
speaking of ...; as for ...
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
pressure; oppression; suppression
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
firing in rapid succession; volley of shots
spinal fluid; gray matter; grey matter
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
beyond that point; after that
desperately; for one's dear life
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize