posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to mark the end; to spell the end
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
audience; spectator; spectators
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
being startled; getting a shock
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
process; course; mechanism
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity