since; henceforth; ever since
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
such; this sort of; like this
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to look around; to survey
instant; moment; for an instant
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
wherein; therein; thereinto
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
how; in what way; I wonder
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
hearsay; learning by hearsay
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
assembly at the end of the day (at a company or school, etc.)
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
scene of an accident; crash site; accident scene
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district