to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
other side; opposite side; other party
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
not yet known; unknown; strange
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
simply; merely; only; solely
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline