the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
incommunicative; taciturn
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
comparatively; relatively
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
criticizing someone behind their back; backbiting
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around