early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to cease; to stop; to be over
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize