saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
innumerable; countless; numberless
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
in succession; one by one
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
noisy; confused; uproarious
in accordance with; according to
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
how; in what way; circumstances
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels