hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
horror film; horror movie
one scene (e.g. in a movie)
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
to be infected; to be contagious
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
sick person; patient; invalid
village headman; village mayor
consequently; as a result
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
collective responsibility; joint liability
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against