stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to come to one's senses; to calm down
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
atrocity; (arch.) treason
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
patterns of thinking; train of thought
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
to eat up; to consume (completely)
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
influence; clout; leverage
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
secret information; intelligence
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
decision; judgment; resolution
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because