to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
silence; stillness; quietness
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
both hands; both arms; ten
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
speaking voice; talking voice
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
back (of a chair); backrest
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
anything and everything; just about everything
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge