feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
a short while ago; already
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
woman; female; feminine gender
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
much less; to say nothing of
no, not like that (but like this)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
questions and answers; dialogue
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind