calm before a storm; lull before the storm
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
such; like that; that sort of; very
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
cookware; cooking utensil
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
storehouse; warehouse; godown
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to happen to meet; to come across
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
tedious; boring; being fed up with
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
sunlight; rays of the Sun
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
how long; how much; to what extent
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic