modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
power; might; authority; influence
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to triumph; to be elated with success
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)