to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
interval; break; pause; spare moment
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
at once; immediately; right now
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
trusting too much; overestimating ability
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
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)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to make a splash; to draw attention
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to gather; to collect; to assemble
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to jump at; to be attracted by
habit of putting things off; truancy habit
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
in that way; like that; that way
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
having not the slightest idea
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation