swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
silent; still; quiet; hushed
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
silence; stillness; quietness
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
weakening; emaciation; decline
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's abilities
moving about; stirring about
moment; brief space of time
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to push away; to push aside; to shove
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
cruelty; hard-heartedness
coherence; order; focus; point
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry