uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
if it is the case that ...
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
while; even though; despite
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to make one's heart flutter
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
to stiffen; to become stiff
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
chilly; unpleasantly cold
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances