to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to smash down; to beat in
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to fall on one's backside
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
royal capital; imperial capital
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
as if nothing had happened
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to walk away; to saunter off
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
weight; heavyweight boxer
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
ringing; throbbing violently
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
moment; brief space of time
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction