serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to become pale; to turn pale
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to join forces; to cooperate
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
in succession; one after another
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
with a bustle; with a hubbub
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
form; shape; figure; visage
extensive; vast range; wide scope
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to well up; to burst; to arise