tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
(distant) howling; backbiting
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
colonnade; row of columns
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
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 keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
risky; dangerous; insecure
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep