surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
inside one's heart; in one's mind
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
dozens; scores of; decades
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
perception; sensing; noticing
normalcy; normality; normal
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
reaching; attaining; arrival
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
being upright and cleanhanded
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
without; but if; otherwise; or else
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
way of solving (a problem); solution
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
dark purple; grape (colour)
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to