shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
what kind of; what sort of; what
meaning; significance; sense
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to look around; to survey
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to jar; to creak; to grate
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
(made of) stone; stone-built
beginning; outset; first; onset
conviction; belief; confidence
to triumph; to be elated with success
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
alone; by oneself; on one's own
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
interior; inside; internal
to await; to wait for; to expect