speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
with all one's strength; with all one's might
battlefield; battleground
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
study; diligence; discount; reduction
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
finding employment; getting a job
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)