dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
floor above; floor upstairs
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to be overcome with emotion
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up
in the same way as; just like
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
moving; touching; stirring