exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
few decades; many decades; several decades
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
major power outage; massive blackout
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
to express (in words); to confess
daily meals; three regular meals a day
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
close to the wall; alongside the wall
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
taping (e.g. an injured joint)
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
emergency case; person that has suddenly taken ill
very busy (person or thing)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs; pharmaceuticals; medicine
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with