bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
recognition; acquaintance
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
the last moment; the very end
selection; choice; option
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
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to squash; to crush; to flatten
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
suddenly; all of a sudden
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
light; faint; pale; fleeting
(insectile, especially moth) scales
feebleness; weakness; weak
strength; power; proficiency; ability
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
to hold fast; to protect to the end
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)