transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to crouch; to squat; to cower
sound of something falling
to cease; to stop; to be over
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
grasp; catch; understanding
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
by means of; due to; because of; according to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
beginning; outset; first; onset
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to