stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
head start; initiative; preemption
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
intelligence gathering; information gathering
share; portion; quota; cut
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
eating; bite (in fishing)
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
(only) one option; one possible choice
one's own child; one's own children
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to get out of bed; to show a leg
combat power; fighting strength
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)