whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
massing (of troops); gathering
silence (not speaking); muteness
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
moment by moment; hour by hour
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to fall flat; to fall face down
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
by means of; due to; because of; according to
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
than; from; out of; except; but; more
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but