about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
in proportion to; just as much as
second (unit of time); arc second
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to become pale; to turn pale
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; one brick short of a full load
in every way; in every aspect; from every angle
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
same; similar; (just) like; equal
manners; behavior; behaviour
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
internal organs; intestines; viscera
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to be needed; to be wanted
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about