to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to be infected; to be contagious
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
on the occasion of; at the time of
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
a few seconds; several seconds
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to come to one's senses; to calm down
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
verbalization; putting into words
tedious; boring; being fed up with
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
point of likeness (between); resemblance; similarity
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university