very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
particularly; only; in the case of
in person; personally; directly
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
desire for revenge; vengeful thoughts
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again