being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
spine (of book); binding (of book)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
historic; historical; traditional
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
sad to say; how sad; alas
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
in order; in turn; one by one
author; writer; novelist; artist
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to give directions; to issue instructions
innumerable; countless; numberless