withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
to come and go; to go back and forth
notice; attention; observation
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to look around; to survey
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
front; frontage; facade; main
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished