close; intimate; on good terms
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
story; tale; talk; discussion
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
wherein; therein; thereinto
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
willpower; energy; vitality
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy