very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
nice; good; well-executed
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
malicious; deliberately mean
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
price; cost; value; worth; value
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
and yet; though; when; in spite of
assertion; declaration; affirmation
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
distant look; faraway look
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to slap; to strike; to spank
looking on; remaining a spectator
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means