to rise; to swell; to be promoted
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
foundation (garment, cream, etc.)
to be out of focus; to be off the point; to not have got the point
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
wale (on the skin); welt; weal
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to smile broadly; to grin widely
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to put one's hand on; to touch
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
nursing school; nursing college
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character