acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
greeting; a fine thing to say
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
dark clouds; black clouds
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
crimson and purple; red-purple; magenta
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
instant; moment; for an instant
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
full view; plain sight; completely visible
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
after that; afterwards; thereafter
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
thunderous roar; roaring sound
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to speak; to hear a voice
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)