to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
whispering; murmuring; subdued
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
instant; moment; for an instant
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
and; thereupon; because of that
sour look; surly face; pout
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to talk; to chat; to chatter
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be helpful; to be useful