to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
explanation; interpretation
sad; wretched; deplorable
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
consequence; outcome; result; blame
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
light and darkness; light and shade
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
to have a narrow escape from death
in comparison to; rather than
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)