increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to stare back at; to look back at
discovery; detection; finding
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
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)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
still; even now; to this day
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
beyond this point; from now on; after this
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to