room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
female friend; woman friend
witnessing; observing; sighting
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
vocal sound; tone of voice
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
moment; brief space of time
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
exactly as stated; verbatim
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to turn towards; to point
regiment of military policemen
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person