how many people; a number of people
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
gossip; corner of the mouth
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
correction; revision; amendment
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
official announcement; proclamation
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
silence; stillness; quietness
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that