dustballs; cotton dust; fluff; flecks of fibre (fiber)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
thickly; stickily; viscously
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
twice; again; second time
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to look after (often medically); to take care of
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
voice quality; type of voice
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe