tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
indescribable; inexpressible
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
letting (someone) die without helping
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
boy; son; baby boy; young man
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
without cause; without reason
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
sorry; excuse me; thank you
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre