going straight on; going straight ahead
to be able to manage somehow or other
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
reading aloud; recitation
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.); to shimmer; to ripple; to sparkle
speaking voice; talking voice
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
limbs; arms and legs; body
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
fall; drop; descent; coming down
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
be (that) as it may; having said that
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
belatedly; though a little too late
acceleration; speeding up