sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
silence (not speaking); muteness
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
hoarse voice; husky voice
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
disembarkation; getting off a ship; going ashore
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to become red; to redden; to blush
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
accurate; correct; precise; exact
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to crack; to develop a crack
to scatter away; to vanish
in deep black; in jet black
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
plainly; clearly; vividly