basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
admiration; wonder; astonishment
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
intercept; interception; counter-attack
second (unit of time); arc second
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to knock down; to knock off
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
original intention; initial resolution
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
on bad terms; at loggerheads
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement