to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
not yet known; unknown; strange
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
tingling; stinging; pungently
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to push aside; to push one's way through
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
brown; light brown; tawny
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
elder sister; older female friend
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten