to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
moron; idiot; stupid person
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
established (certain) fact
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
both hands; both arms; ten
of course; certainly; naturally
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
something like ...; something called ...
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)