sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
long ago; already; a long time ago
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to move forward; to move on
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to spring at; to leap upon
scene; spectacle; sight; view
witnessing; observing; sighting
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
besides; moreover; in addition
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
impossible; unlikely; improbable
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
successively; one after another
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to shut in; to confine; to contain