appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
door; gate; opening; title page
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
surroundings; environs; circumference
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate