slowly and quietly; stealthily
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
sense of touch; tactile; haptic; hair style with long bangs
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
of tender years; very young
stature; build; height; size; physique
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to peel off and fall; to flake away
to get out of shape; to lose shape
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
physical strength; muscular strength
agility; agility (dog sport)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
otherwise; if not; or else