space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to smirk; to grin broadly
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
pale; pallid; bluish-white
way; method; means; resource; course
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to strangle; to constrict
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose