as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to understand from experience
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
trembling with excitement
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
genuine; authentic; true; real
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
personality; style; appearance
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
whole nation; whole land; whole country
great war; great battle; world war
such; like that; in that way
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
much less; to say nothing of