dull sound; muffled sound
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to run down (stairs, etc.)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
conviction; belief; confidence
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to become dim; to become blurred
form; shape; figure; visage
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease