rather; better; instead; if anything
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
front; frontage; facade; main
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
on the other hand; at the same time
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
conviction; belief; confidence
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use