cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
waste of time; killing time
(divine) providence; dispensation
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to jar; to creak; to grate
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
audience; attendance; hearers
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to change completely; to change suddenly
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
as if nothing had happened
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
biological older sister; real elder sister
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with