calm; composed; cool; quiet
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
eruption; volcanic eruption
form; shape; figure; morph
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
design; idea; conception; plan
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
from the viewpoint of; according to
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
midwinter; dead of winter
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
regulation; adjustment; control
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
class; heading; group; category
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
showing no fear, even of God
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
creation; Creation (by God)
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business