descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
stale; hackneyed; cliched
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
at someone's (something's) mercy
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to be touching; to be moving
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility