to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
election; selection; choice
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
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)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
schoolgirl; female student
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
these guys; these fellows
in one's own way or style
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread