quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
little by little; bit by bit
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
semi-transparent; translucent
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
accurate; correct; precise; exact
split; division; break up
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to give an impression; to make an impression
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
means; way; method; measure
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...