sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to shed light; to cast light
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
laughing foolishly; cackling
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
last days; the end; one's fate
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
external wound; (physical) trauma
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
resignation; acceptance; consolation
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
of no interest; not interested
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to kill; to choke the life out of
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper