grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
conviction; belief; confidence
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
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 shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
presence; sitting with; being with
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
outsider; someone outside of a group
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
it is not (like that) either
as (for); for; in the capacity of
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up