eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
it seems so; that's what it looks like
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
violent explosion; bursting
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
somewhat far; fairly distant
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
survival; survivor; relic
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
thinking back now; looking back
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
blasphemous; profane; sacrilegious
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring