clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
to brandish; to flash; to display
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
calm; composed; cool; quiet
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
self control; self restraint
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
open; spacious; extensive