silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
such; like that; that sort of; very
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
time; hour; period; class
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
otherwise; if not; or else
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
in one's own way or style
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
perfect; perfection; perfect game
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
go that far; to that extent
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
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 say no more; to sink into silence
to come to one's senses; to calm down