or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
failure; mistake; blunder
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
eighth day of the month; eight days
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
brush and ink; writing; drawing
house; dwelling; human habitation
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
high and low; rise and fall
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
field; plain; prairie; moor
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
on the sea; surface of the sea
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek