sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
carnivore; carnivorous animal
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
care; precaution; guarding; caution
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
and yet; though; when; in spite of
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
hating; strongly disliking
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least