(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
puddle of blood; pool of blood
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
region; limits; stage; level
how many people; a number of people
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
armed forces; military; troops
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
real intention; true motive; true meaning
innermost depths of one's heart
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to talk; to carry meaning
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
one's last journey; the journey to the other world; death
remains; corpse; (dead) body
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
to turn one's thoughts to; to pay attention to; to give heed to
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
sign; indication; omen; symptom
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring