relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
to understand; to make out
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
normal practice; proper practice
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to pass on an order; to pass the word
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
visual confirmation; sighting
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
fear; dread; fright; willies
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
standing close together; bristling (with)
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
heaven and earth; top and bottom
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)