sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
curl; curly hair; ringlet
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
Daniel; Daniele; Danielle; Daniell
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
pointing out; identification
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
talking while standing; standing around talking
changing clothes; change of clothes
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
busy; hurried; confused; flurried