with bated breath
adverb
Roget 405:
in a whisper,
with bated breath,
sotto voce [Lat.],
between the teeth,
aside;
piano,
pianissimo;
d la sourdine†;
out of earshot inaudibly
etc.
adj..
(ii)
SPECIFIC SOUNDS
Roget 879:
with downcast eyes,
with bated breath,
with bended knee;
on all fours,
on one's feet.
under correction,
with due deference.
Roget 581:
with bated breath,
with the finger on the lips;
sotto voce [Lat.];
in a low tone,
in a cracked voice,
in a broken voice.
Roget 507:
on the watch
etc.
adj.;
with breathless expectation
etc.
n.;
with bated breath,
with rapt anticipation;
arrectis auribus [Lat.].
Roget 528:
secretly
etc.
adj.;
in secret,
in private,
in one's sleeve,
in holes and corners;
in the dark
etc.
adj..
januis clausis [Lat.],
with closed doors,
a huis clos [Fr.];
hugger mugger,
a la derobee [Fr.];
under the cloak of,
under the rose,
under the table;
sub rosa [Lat.],
en tapinois [Fr.],
in the background,
aside,
on the sly,
with bated breath,
sotto voce [Lat.],
in a whisper,
without beat of drum,
a la sourdine†.
behind the veil;
beyond mortal ken,
beyond the grave,
beyond the veil;
hid from mortal vision;
into the eternal secret,
into the realms supersensible†,
into the supreme mystery.
in confidence,
in strict confidence,
in strictest confidence;
confidentially
etc.
adj.;
between ourselves,
between you and me;
between you and me and the bedpost;
entre nous [Fr.],
inter nos,
under the seal of secrecy;
a couvert [Fr.].
underhand,
by stealth,
like a thief in the night;
stealthily
etc.
adj.;
behind the scenes,
behind the curtain,
behind one's back,
behind a screen
etc.
530;
incognito;
in camera.
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