snake; serpent; large snake
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
patterns of thinking; train of thought
function; facility; faculty; feature
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
such ... as; or some such
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
directions; instructions; orders; command
the opposite direction; the other way
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave