to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
settlement; solution; resolution
fate; chance; relationship; tie
manners; behavior; behaviour
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
decision; settlement; definition
retreating figure; appearance from behind
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
silence; stillness; quietness
incident; affair; happening; event
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
while; even though; despite
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to split; to be split; to splinter
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul