black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
woman; female; feminine gender
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
while; during; while; although; all; both
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
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
(appropriate for) one's age
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
opposite; reverse; contrary
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
already; now; no longer; not any more
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
how; in what way; how about
time; season; period; phase; stage
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture