to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
failure; mistake; blunder
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
unknown; obscure; insignificant
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to speak; to say; to vocalize
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
without; but if; otherwise; or else
difficult to ...; hard to ...
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
almost every day; almost daily
several people; a few people