stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to push (something) against
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
surroundings; environs; circumference
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to become pale; to turn pale
failure; mistake; blunder
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
experiment; experimentation
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
I shouldn't say this, but
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all