soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
groundwater; underground water
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
onset of an illness; falling ill
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
river; stream; River; the ... river
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
infected person; carrier (e.g. of a virus)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
probability; likelihood; chances
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky