eardrum; tympanic membrane
broken; intermittent; disconnected
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
deep inside; innermost place
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
string instrument; stringed instrument
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
to listen to in an ecstasy
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
much less; to say nothing of
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
audience; attendance; hearers
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to listen attentively to; to be lost in