to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
silence; stillness; quietness
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
tottering steps; drunken staggering
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
full view; plain sight; completely visible
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
with a screech; with a squeak; with a squeal
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
(made of) leather; leather-bound
plastic (usu. of bags); vinyl
(coin) purse with a metal clasp
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
everybody; every last one of them; all
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
opening fully; full throttle; full power