thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
perception; sensing; noticing
offense; offence; method of attack
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
mature woman; middle-aged woman
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to tear up and throw away
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
silence; stillness; quietness
custody; detention; confinement
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
another; different; something else
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
this (is) again; really; so; extremely
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily