frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
indolence; laziness; sloth
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to flare up; to fly into a rage
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
ready with a rifle leveled
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
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