to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
state of mind; mentality; psychology
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
police officer; policeman; constable
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
planned; scheduled; systematic
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
with a crack; with a tearing sound; with a ripping sound; stylish; smart; dapper
(in) the air; midair; sky
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to be conceited; to be stuck up; to be full of oneself; to be cocky
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little