to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
regret; repentance; remorse
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
scale; scope; plan; structure
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
invitation; introduction; temptation
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
in the same way as; just like
future (usually near); prospects
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like