quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
a wise idea; polite reference to another's consideration
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
historic; historical; traditional
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
instead; but (on the other hand)
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
indictment; prosecution; complaint
clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to make sure of the truth
to fly into a jealous rage; to go mad with jealousy
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
special training; intensive training; crash course
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)