oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to order; to command; to appoint
looking on; remaining a spectator
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
stripping; skinning; tearing; removing
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
compensation; indemnity; reparation
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
older brother and younger sister
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
income; receipts; revenue
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated