gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
two legs; two feet; two pairs
late at night; small hours of the morning
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to say; to be pleased to say
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to tighten; to press hard
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
record high; all-time high
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation