vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
speaking voice; talking voice
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
usually; under usual circumstances
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
at a loss for words; stumped for words
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
repentance; confession; penitence
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
charm; incantation; spell; curse
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
young man who has a feminine aesthetic
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to run through; to run past
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue