exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to run down (stairs, etc.)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to face on; to look out on to
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
invisibly; secretly; privately
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
violent explosion; bursting
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
two classes; double; two sets
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
village headman; village mayor
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
one by one; one after another; successively
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
inside one's heart; in one's mind
gradually; slowly but steadily
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
at once; immediately; right now
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
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
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
thunderous roar; roaring sound
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
heart; guts; nerve; central part
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun