crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to take measures (against); to take steps
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
beyond that point; after that
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
only; merely; but; no more than
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
being filled with; being full of; permeation
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
development; exploitation
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to throw on the fire; to burn