(young) girl; maiden; young lady
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
popular name; common name; given name
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to go pale (with fear, etc.); to turn white
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
expectation; anticipation; forecast
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
about; on; regarding; per; for every
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
innumerable; countless; numberless
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary