with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
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 spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to arouse suspicion; to be suspected
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
major incident; major happening; big scandal
of all things (days, etc.)
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
carelessly; inattentively
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable
reason; cause; history; origin
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to apologize; to apologise
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
will not do; do not; does not
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory