to be silent; to say nothing
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
time; hour; period; class
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to burst (open); to break; to split
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 hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
until now; so far; up to the present
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
decision; determination; resolution
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
vocal sound; tone of voice
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something