I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to become pale; to turn pale
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
covered wagon; prairie schooner
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
speaking voice; talking voice
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
forcibly; against one's will
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to tumble down; to roll down
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
safety; welfare; well-being
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to give directions; to issue instructions
arrest; apprehension; capture
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling