to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
(with a) start; fright; alarm
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to push (something) against
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
that kind; competition; match
stillness; repose; standing still
revival; restoration; resuscitation
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to make an appeal; to urge
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
explosion; rupture; break off
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to be in focus; to come into focus