to stiffen; to become stiff
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
entreaty; supplication; petition
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to rock; to shake; to swing
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
fall; drop; descent; coming down
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to keep secret; to conceal
bungee-jumping; bungee jump
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to shake; to sway; to waver
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
not worth considering; out of the question
hostile nature; inimical character