the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
completely; fully; entirely
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to apologize; to apologise
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
such; this sort of; like this
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
imitating; copying; mimicking
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
innumerable; countless; numberless
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to be reminded of; to call to mind