(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
to be able to manage somehow or another
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
naturally; of course; understandably
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
genuine article; real thing; real deal
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone