silence; stillness; quietness
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
melancholy; gloom; depression
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
eardrum; tympanic membrane
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
directly opposite; right in front
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
(opening of a) wound; cut
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to pierce through; to break through
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to surge; to well up; to gush out
a few seconds; several seconds
end; close; conclusion; termination