Word Finder - suspense

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The condition of being suspended; cessation for a time.

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The pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement regarding the outcome or climax of a book, film etc.

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The unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension in an uncertain situation.

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A temporary cessation of one's right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of land cease by unity of possession of land and rent.

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Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding.

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Expressing, or proceeding from, suspense or doubt.

Finally she could bear the suspense no longer.

Howie kept us in suspense until we assumed our seats around the table.

He paused, to build the suspense.

Between the date of these letters and the day of her execution wellnigh three months of suspense elapsed.

Fred began sorting through his papers, taking his time, building the suspense.

Excitement and suspense is created with our superb range of gaming tables and helpful professional croupiers.

Is it a suspense thriller, a romantic drama or even a who-done-it?

In 1842 he withdrew to Littlemore, and lived there under monastic conditions with a small band of followers, their life being one of great physical austerity as well as of anxiety and suspense.

There is a lot of talk and little suspense throughout, even during the chase scenes.

Is it more suspense oriented, very gory, extreme stunt set pieces?

The law laid down the method to be employed in this case, but pending the completion of the rural taxation this detailed application of the system was allowed to remain in suspense.

The year 1615 seems to have been a period of suspense.

Finally Rachel could stand the suspense no longer.

Dean paused before answering, not just to build the suspense, but to think how much information to divulge.

The film succeeds not only in terms of action and suspense but as cautionary fable, historical allegory, social satire and moral disquisition.

He also constructed an amazing level of psychological suspense from very simple stories.

Satoshi Kon's PERFECT BLUE was directed (and publicized) as tho it was a Hitchcockian live-action suspense feature.

Critics have favorably compared NOIR to such genre-defining live-action suspense films as The Professional and La Femme Nikita.

Well, Brown weaves them into a modern-day suspense thriller about attempts to discover or destroy evidence of our " true " history.

The story moves slowly, which makes the suspense almost unbearable.

After even the finest things in Tannhauser, the Vorspiel to Lohengrin comes as a revelation, with its quiet solemnity and breadth of design, its ethereal purity of tone-colour, and its complete emancipation from earlier operatic forms. The suspense and climax in the first act is so intense, and the whole drama is so well designed, that we must have a very vivid idea of the later Wagner before we can see how far the quality of musical thought still falls short of his ideals.

But dogmatic atheism is rare compared with the sceptical type, which is identical with agnosticism in so far as it denies the capacity of the mind of man to form any conception of God, but is different from it in so far as the agnostic merely holds his judgment in suspense, though, in practice, agnosticism is apt to result in an attitude towards religion which is hardly distinguishable from a passive and unaggressive atheism.

The true philosopher, therefore, is not the Pyrrhonist, trying to maintain an impossible equilibrium or suspense of judgment, but the Academic, yielding gracefully to the impressions or maxims which he finds, as matter of fact, to have most sway over himself.'

By playing off one against the other he succeeded in holding both in suspense, and induced them to conclude agreements safeguarding the pope and the Medici.

Months of suspense followed; for the powers had threatened to cast their weight into the scale against whichever side should prove the aggressor, and Mehemet Ali was too astute to make the first move.

The church shared the universal belief that holiness or the holy Spirit is quasi-material and capable of being held in suspense in water, just as sin is a half material infection, absorbed and carried away by it.

Jim the horse had seen these spires, also, and his ears stood straight up with fear, while Dorothy and Zeb held their breaths in suspense.

What follows is a suspense filled movie that has just the right amount of humor.

However, the company revealed little about the new product in order to " maintain the suspense ".

It does n't really help that there is n't enough suspense in the story to keep people entertained.

Second, who wants to wait over a year for the outcome of a suspense thriller?

When the score does appear it is the usual strings you hear in suspense drama, but it is effective nonetheless.

I would n't recommend this book to people who want their suspense fiction to be a relaxing escape.

Spielberg is unbelievable and he 's delivered a great suspense movie.

Satoshi Kon 's PERFECT BLUE was directed (and publicized) as tho it was a Hitchcockian live-action suspense feature.

But Mark Gillies does, and this introduces him to the fear and suspense of a tramp steamer journey off the African coast.

Tremendous in scope, breathtaking in its suspense, Atlas Shrugged is unlike any other book you have ever read.

How could these be used with the unvoiced sounds to build a composition that creates a feeling of suspense?

Now, remember, most teens won't say specific genres such as, mystery, suspense or romance.

Fortunately, for youngsters who like their stories with a bit of suspense and terror involved, there's no shortage of scary read alouds for children.

The tale about an egg that hatches while the mother bird is looking for food is a nice choice for building a little suspense while enjoying a loveable tale.

Second, the book must have suspense and offer possibilities of scarier things to come.

The suspense can't be shallow or fake, the reader will see through it from the first chapter.

Although not everybody is a reality TV buff, if you haven't tuned in to a Dancing with the Stars episode, you've missed out on a whole lot of fun and suspense.

For those who can't get enough of the dancing reality series, expect that Dancing with the Stars will return for a seventh season, igniting the dance floor with more raw talent and a season full of suspense.

The next level up, if you want to create your own video games that involve action, shooting and lots of suspense, are the game-creation programs that literally let you design a 3D game level to play.

Whether or not you're a fan of the original Indiana Jones movies, you'll love the intrigue, suspense and adventure you'll find within every generation of this popular game series.

This can get intense because it plays like the single-player game in terms of suspense and stealth.Also, Far Cry includes a multiplayer level-editor.

It's enough action and suspense for Metroid fans and newbies alike.

This action/RPG contains elements of intrigue, suspense, and love.