moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
throat; important part; vital area
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
man; male; masculine gender
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
what kind of; what sort of; what
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless