to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
vocal sound; tone of voice
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to happen to have on hand or in stock
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
violent emotion; passion; fury
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
but; however; even though; even if
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
order of chivalry; chivalric order
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much