bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to say no more; to sink into silence
door; gate; opening; title page
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
pupil; student; schoolchild
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
lying face down; upside down; prone
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)