moment by moment; hour by hour
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
young person; inexperienced person; novice
this (very thing); this precisely
desperate measure; last-ditch effort
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to become inverted; to become reversed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
when it becomes; when it comes to
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to be embarrassed; to lose face
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
grapple; scuffle; fight; defeating one's enemy on the battlefield
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
to tighten; to press hard
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly