directionality; directivity
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
invitation; introduction; temptation
way; method; means; resource; course
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
existence; possession; having; limited company
massing (of troops); gathering
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
hoarse voice; husky voice
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength