to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
at a loss for words; stumped for words
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
charm; incantation; spell; curse
to run through; to run past
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
condition; state (of health); appearance
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
rather; better; instead; if anything
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to be too late; to be too slow
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to have an uneasy conscience
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
one way or the other; either way
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to lean against; to set against
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless