quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
head over heels; headlong; head first
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to be talkative; to have a glib tongue; to speak fluently; to be a good talker
trouble; bother; annoyance
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
else; in addition; besides
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
rather; sooner; preferably
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)