to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to have an eye on; to zero in on
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
world; society; people; the public
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
depiction; description; portrayal
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
place to go; person to turn to; person to depend on
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
living by oneself; living alone
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
feeling one gets from listening to something
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
body and soul; mind and body
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner