charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
instant; moment; for an instant
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to stare back at; to look back at
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
that; the matter in question
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
world; society; people; the public
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to repeat; to do something over again
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
about; concerning; as to; regarding
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...