hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
(not) so much; (not) that much
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to squash; to crush; to flatten
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
scenery; scene; landscape
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
impossible; unlikely; improbable
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
twice; again; second time
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
how; in what way; in what manner
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to rush over; to run up to
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt