to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
compilation; editing; recording
presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive
threat; intimidation; menace
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
there being no use in arguing (about it)
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing