something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
one's post; place of work; workplace
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
witnessing; observing; sighting
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to push aside; to brush aside
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to look around; to look towards (us)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to triumph; to be elated with success
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 sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
drawing a sword; drawn sword
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
news; word; tidings; omen
to pierce through; to break through