to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
and yet; despite (all) that
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly