to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to begin to walk; to set out
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
dozens; scores of; decades
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
compassionate; sympathetic
to walk heavily and clumsily; to lumber
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
to underrate; to make light of
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body
high voltage; high tension
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
Everyone is safe (all right)
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
make no progress; remain unsettled
air of luxury; high class feel
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
maid; helper; help; assistance