thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
unanticipated; unexpected
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
by today; before the day is over
to recover consciousness; to come to
a little bit; a little while
refutation; rebuttal; retort
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to take off one's glasses
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
center; centre; metropolis
faction; branch; sect; denomination; branching off
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
living thing; organism; creature; biology
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
difference; disparity; gap
manners and customs; folkways; usage
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
event; phenomenon; matter
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up