sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to shake; to waver; to tremble
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
softly; mildly; gently; politely
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
frequency (of occurrence)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
presumption; assumption; estimation
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
being startled; getting a shock
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
remaining quantity; residual quantity
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
(right at the) side; just beside
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
lack of self-reliance; depending on others