to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
preface; introduction; preamble
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to bring; to take; to bring about
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
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to run about; to rush about
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
close; intimate; on good terms
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
trip; excursion; (drug) trip; tripcode
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to look away; to turn away
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
mask; disguise; guise; mask
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
how long; how far; how much
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
home position; origin; usual place (for something)