indicate reason; infers some protest
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to breathe out; to exhale
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to chase; to run after; to pursue
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
young girl; lass; adolescent female
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
pistol; handgun; revolver
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
such; like that; that sort of; very
in succession; one by one
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
surroundings; environs; circumference
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled