after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
car accident; automobile accident
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
without leaving any trace
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
beyond that point; after that
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to crawl out of; to creep out of
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
trauma (usu. psychological)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
innermost depths of one's heart
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard