shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
impossible; unlikely; improbable
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
to rise; to erect; to get up
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
just above; right overhead
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to become better; to improve
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance