curiosity; inquisitiveness
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
desperately; for one's dear life
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to explain; to dispel doubts
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
very best quality; superior quality
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to talk; to chat; to chatter
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
silence (not speaking); muteness
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless