warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
hill; hillock; rolling hills; foothills
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)