to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
silence; stillness; quietness
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
although I say; although one might say; although called
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
perfectly matching; totally agreeing; concurring; sticking to
something; some kind of; for some reason
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to smirk; to grin broadly
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
reason; logic; method; system; order
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to rank next to; to come after