long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to begin talking; to open up
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
pronunciation; production of sound
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to talk; to chat; to chatter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to grow up; to become an adult
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
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
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
middle of the night; dead of night
stealthily; secretly; in secret
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
go that far; to that extent
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to come to one's senses; to calm down
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart