disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
now that; since; so long as; because
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
curse; spell; malediction