literally; to the letter; literal
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
like this; this sort; this way
and yet; though; when; in spite of
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
to leave as is; to ignore
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
several times; a few times
blow; shock; strike; batting
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to talk; to carry meaning
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
instead; but (on the other hand)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)