scene; spectacle; sight; view
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
healthy; sound; wholesome
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
pointing out; identification
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
self-consciousness; self-awareness
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
still; even now; to this day
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
dealing with; coping with
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
possible; likely; probable
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
addition; annexation; appendage
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
big catch (fishing); good haul
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies