to fall completely silent; to become still as death
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
face; looks; vestiges; trace
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to mark the end; to spell the end
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to be overcome with emotion
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
open; public; official; overt