to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
group; bunch; crowd; group
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to crawl towards; to creep up to
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
authenticity; credibility
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to rise; to erect; to get up
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
human kindness; human weakness
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to break a dam; to burst out
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
at a loss for words; stumped for words