to resound; to echo; to reverberate
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
stairs; stairway; staircase
double speed (data transfer, video playback, etc.); 2X speed; -times speed; ...X speed
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
library (usu. single-room); small library
kindness; intimacy; friendship
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
how long; how much; to what extent
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
waste of time; killing time
writing (e.g. as a profession)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
and so; therefore; for that reason
simmer; bubble out; flow out
editor (in publishing, etc.)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to shake one's head (in denial)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to happen to meet; to come across
to smile (at); to grin (at)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem