close call; narrow escape
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to order; to command; to appoint
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
early (days); initial stage; initial
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to use up all one's strength
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
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)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to shine in (light); to illuminate
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
on the occasion of; at the time of
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
that; the matter in question
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
section; cross section; profile
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
sea of blood; pool of blood
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely