to be at a loss for words
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
our country; our land; one's own country
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to squeeze out; to wring out
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to be silent; to say nothing
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to trace back to (the origins of something)
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
worst; worst-case (scenario)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
helper; assistant; help; assistance
victim; injured party; sufferer
guess; speculation; supposition
sorry; excuse me; thank you
unconfirmed; unidentified
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
at once; immediately; right now
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate