to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
space; interval; space character; whitespace
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to remove; to move out of the way
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
electricity; (electric) light
tingling; stinging; pungently
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
going to and fro; back and forth
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
breathing of a sleeping person
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)