to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
administration (of medicine); giving medication
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
absence; disregard; indifference
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to take someone's life; to kill someone
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
genuine article; real thing; real deal
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout