to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
how many people; a number of people
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
independent action; acting alone
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to blow out; to spout out
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
and; thereupon; because of that
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
next; secondly; subsequently
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
calling by name; designation; nomination
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to satisfy the requirements