dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to stop walking; to pause
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
being startled; getting a shock
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
coincident with; while; simultaneously
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
threat; intimidation; menace
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of